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Crime in L21 9

How much crime is recorded in L21 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
7,656 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L21 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L21 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L21 9National
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order4.54.6
Drugs3.62.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.94.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% 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.

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