Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 43.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Swanside Avenue 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 Avenue (L14 7NP) 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 Avenue (L14 7NP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Swanside Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Chedworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchdown Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adcote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reva Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Churchdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greystone Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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