Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L21 9LY
How much crime is recorded in L21 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Litherland North
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
L21 9LYLiverpool
How safe is L21 9LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L21 9LY area, broadly in line with 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
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Drugs4.32.4
Burglary4.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.04.6
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% 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.