Total Crime Rate

219.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.7 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 219.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.6 10/10
  • Drugs 45.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Rough Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 44th highest crime rate of 495 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 Old Rough Lane (L33 8YE) in the last 12 months was 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 158.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 118.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Rough Lane (L33 8YE), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Green. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Rough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Glasven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lifton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhead Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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