Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Walk area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Walk (L34 9BA) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Walk (L34 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shop Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Meadow (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shop Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime School Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Meadow Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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