Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L21 5
How much crime is recorded in L21 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,229 (2024)
L21 5Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L21 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L21 5, well 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.