Total Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swanside Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Roby , and the 157th 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 Swanside Road (L14 7NN) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swanside Road (L14 7NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchdown Grove, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adcote Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swanside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Chedworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchdown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adcote Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Reva Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Churchdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Adcote Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greystone Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
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