Total Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadowbarn Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowbarn Close (L32 9BB) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadowbarn Close (L32 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whitefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracknell Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowbarn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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