Total Crime Rate

334.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 334.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 35.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.9 7/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Edgefold Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 18th highest crime rate of 495 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 Edgefold Road (L32 8TH) in the last 12 months was 334.7 per 1,000 residents and was 293.9% higher than the Cherryfield average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgefold Road (L32 8TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westhead Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowlings Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edgefold Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhead Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Thursby Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Thursby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bullens Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdene Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdene Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thursby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clieves Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosslawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thursby Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thursby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lifton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Kersey Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Farrier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistley Hey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thursby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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