Crime Rates at Dickens Close, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 9SW

Dickens Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 106th 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 Dickens Close (L32 9SW) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Close (L32 9SW), the main crime hotspot is near Little Brook Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.