Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westhead Avenue area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 191st highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westhead Avenue (L33 0XQ) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westhead Avenue (L33 0XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westhead Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelday Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmuir Hey β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashmuir Hey β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Irlam Drive β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brackenhurst Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brackenhurst Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brackenhurst Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenhurst Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenhurst Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenhurst Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenhurst Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rye Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rushey Hey Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushey Hey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime County Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scoter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Webster Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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