Total Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Penda Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Shevington , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 495 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 Penda Drive (L33 4ES) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Shevington average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penda Drive (L33 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Andrew'S View, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glenway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shevington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Andrew'S View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swallow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Andrew'S View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrew'S View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrew'S View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnes Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pinewood Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dekker Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Andrew'S View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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