Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L21 2PP
How much crime is recorded in L21 2PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Litherland North
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,288 (2024)
L21 2PPLiverpool
How safe is L21 2PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L21 2PP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 2PPNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs3.12.4
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.24.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.01.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.