Total Crime Rate

408.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.2 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 408.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Drugs 37.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hewitts Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 12th highest crime rate of 495 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 408.3 per 1,000 residents and was 380.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 154.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% 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 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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