Total Crime Rate
94.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deerbolt Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shevington , and the 168th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Deerbolt Crescent (L32 2BE) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.8% higher than the Shevington average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deerbolt Crescent (L32 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennine Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glover'S Brow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deerbolt Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Deerbolt Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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