Total Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.0 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 126.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Groves area has the 25th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 104th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Groves (L32 7RL) in the last 12 months was 126.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Groves (L32 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottage Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cawthorne Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Groves area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cawthorne Walk Local resolution

Data Sources

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