Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Public order 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • 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
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

Westfield Walk area has the 16th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 56th highest crime rate of 496 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 Westfield Walk (L32 4SH) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Walk (L32 4SH), the main crime hotspot is near Melverley Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingoe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peplow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Peplow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peplow Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Whitefield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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