Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Michaels , and the 187th 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 Lancaster Walk (L36 1UT) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher 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 8 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Walk (L36 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallace Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huyton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Wallace Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hurst Park Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fairway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wallace Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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