Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bolton Avenue area has the 40th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Avenue (L32 0TH) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher than the Cherryfield average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Avenue (L32 0TH), the main crime hotspot is near Milestone Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corbet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lognor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Stanton Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lognor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lognor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marbury Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ness Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Marbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alvanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alvanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5192 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Hesketh Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richard Hesketh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richard Hesketh Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Whitefield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delaware Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delaware Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingoe Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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