Total Crime Rate

195.1 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 195.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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

Whitefield Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 52nd 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 Whitefield Drive (L32 4UN) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 136.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitefield Drive (L32 4UN), the main crime hotspot is near Elstead Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitefield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richard Hesketh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richard Hesketh Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Milestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wervin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marnwood Road
Sep 2025Drugs Stanton Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richard Hesketh Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Downgreen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Denver Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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