Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sapling Crescent area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 206th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

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 Sapling Crescent (L32 3AA) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Cherryfield average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sapling Crescent (L32 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Firstone Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sapling Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blossom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pershore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallsands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Firstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockford Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirdley Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Firstone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Firstone Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravenhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cawthorne Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Tedbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Askern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirdley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wignall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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