Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 42.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancaster Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Michaels , and the 154th lowest 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 Lancaster Road (L36 1US) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the St Michaels average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (L36 1US), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosscroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Longview Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mosscroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosscroft Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longview Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mosscroft Close —
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mosscroft Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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