Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lifton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 68th highest 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 Lifton Road (L33 5YA) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lifton Road (L33 5YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westhead Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overdene Walk (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lifton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormonde Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdene Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdene Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glegside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madryn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent
Apr 2026Drugs Lifton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Farrier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farrier Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhead Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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