Total Crime Rate

308.3 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 308.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Other theft 54.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Drugs 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Hewitts Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 17th 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 Hewitts Lane (L34 8HH) in the last 12 months was 308.3 per 1,000 residents and was 262.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hewitts Lane (L34 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hewitt'S Lane. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hewitts Lane area

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Data Sources

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