Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Michaels , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Drive (L34 1BD) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the St Michaels average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Drive (L34 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Lathom Close. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huyton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lathom Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Fairway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lathom Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lathom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lathom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lathom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lathom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wallace Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wallace Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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