Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L21 6
How much crime is recorded in L21 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,402 (2024)
L21 6Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L21 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L21 6, 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
60.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences53.823.6
Shoplifting16.38.4
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Criminal damage and arson13.44.7
Public order9.84.6
Drugs9.02.4
Other crime3.61.5
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.74.5
Robbery1.91.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.