Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellfield Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 201st highest crime rate of 496 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 Wellfield Avenue (L32 9RX) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Cherryfield average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Avenue (L32 9RX), the main crime hotspot is near Westhead Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sennen Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmuir Hey —
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overdene Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Thursby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hadleigh Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kersey Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kersey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thursby Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Didsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlewood Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhead Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westhead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmuir Hey —
Sep 2025Drugs Mainside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ingleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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