Total Crime Rate

223.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 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 223.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Drugs 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Thistley Hey Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 42nd 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 Thistley Hey Road (L32 8ST) in the last 12 months was 223.7 per 1,000 residents and was 163.4% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistley Hey Road (L32 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushey Hey Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webster Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thistley Hey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushey Hey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushey Hey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushey Hey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushey Hey Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushey Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistley Hey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhead Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rushey Hey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdene Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdene Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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