Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L21 7LY
How much crime is recorded in L21 7LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Litherland South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,372 (2024)
L21 7LYLiverpool
How safe is L21 7LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L21 7LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 7LYNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Drugs5.42.4
Public order4.34.6
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.