Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L21 3
How much crime is recorded in L21 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,330 (2024)
L21 3Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L21 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L21 3, 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
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences47.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Criminal damage and arson12.54.7
Public order8.14.6
Drugs6.02.4
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft4.34.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery1.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.