Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L21 2
How much crime is recorded in L21 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,189 (2024)
L21 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L21 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L21 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
L21 2National
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order6.94.6
Drugs5.92.4
Burglary4.69.1
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.