Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 109.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Knowsley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 215th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowsley Road (L20 4NL) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower than the Linacre average (190.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowsley Road (L20 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caradoc Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falconer Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Akenside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Collins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Joans Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fort Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kipling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconer Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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