Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 128.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

James Holt Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 99th highest crime rate of 495 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 James Holt Avenue (L32 5TE) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Holt Avenue (L32 5TE), the main crime hotspot is near Marnwood Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Holt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tilston Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Little Brook Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Brook Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Little Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Downgreen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Downgreen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springvale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagnall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daresbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wervin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marnwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marnwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daresbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Brook Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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