Crime Rate in Roby, ward

Roby has the 4th lowest crime rate of 15 wards in Knowsley district and the 3283rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 348th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Roby in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Knowsley district average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Roby’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -39.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 244 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Roby ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.