Total Crime Rate
132.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ross Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 106th highest crime rate of 496 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 Ross Close (L34 0EP) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ross Close (L34 0EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxes Grove, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berry Hill Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cherryfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Home Farm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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