Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L21 4
How much crime is recorded in L21 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,633 (2024)
L21 4Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L21 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L21 4, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
58.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences51.423.6
Criminal damage and arson12.14.7
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Public order8.84.6
Drugs7.12.4
Other theft5.84.5
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.