Total Crime Rate

81.2 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ambleside Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shevington , and the 218th 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 Ambleside Drive (L33 2EE) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% 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 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Close (9 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillpark Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Haweswater Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoylake Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parr View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loweswater Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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