Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ashwood Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shevington , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 496 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 Ashwood Close (L33 1ZB) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Shevington average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Close (L33 1ZB), the main crime hotspot is near St Peters Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riesling Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Davenport Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Caplin Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebony Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebony Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Domingo Drive —
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Data Sources

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