Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L21 5JD
How much crime is recorded in L21 5JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Litherland South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,513 (2024)
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How safe is L21 5JD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L21 5JD area, 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5JDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order5.54.6
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.04.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.