Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L21
How much crime is recorded in L21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 36,652 (2024)
L21Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L21
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L21, above 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
41.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
L21National
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order6.54.6
Burglary5.69.1
Drugs5.22.4
Shoplifting4.28.4
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.