Total Crime Rate

219.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 219.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Drugs 54.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 39th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Close (L33 8YD) in the last 12 months was 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 157.5% higher than the Cherryfield average (85.1 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Close (L33 8YD), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Green. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scoter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gerard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lifton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overdene Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Barn Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glasven Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brechin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brechin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarves Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Didsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnard Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burnard Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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