Total Crime Rate

274.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 274.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.5 10/10
  • Burglary 43.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colwall Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 27th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colwall Road (L33 5XJ) in the last 12 months was 274.4 per 1,000 residents and was 223.0% higher than the Cherryfield average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 104.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colwall Road (L33 5XJ), the main crime hotspot is near Simonswood Lane. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colwall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glegside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormonde Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quernmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quernmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clorain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clorain Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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