Total Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thingwall Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Roby , and the 89th 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 Thingwall Lane (L14 7NY) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Roby average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thingwall Lane (L14 7NY), the main crime hotspot is near Gordon Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Swanside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gordon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
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