Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashfield Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Roby , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfield Way (L14 7AD) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Roby average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Way (L14 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gordon Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berrydale Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gordon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berrydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berrydale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Greystone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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