Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighs Hey Crescent area has the 44th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 186th 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 Leighs Hey Crescent (L32 8SR) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighs Hey Crescent (L32 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighs Hey Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushey Hey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushey Hey Road —
Apr 2026Robbery County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brackenhurst Green —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Brackenhurst Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushey Hey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irlam Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Irlam Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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