Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitfield Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Roby , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Close (L36 4AB) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Roby average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Close (L36 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Sandfield. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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