Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambleside Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shevington , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 495 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 Ambleside Drive (L33 2EE) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher than the Shevington average (46.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Drive (L33 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dickens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hoylake Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Iris Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Iris Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haweswater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Buttermere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dickens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Iris Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hoylake Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Iris Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dickens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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