Total Crime Rate

25.2 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 25.2 3/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Pilch Lane East area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Roby , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pilch Lane East (L36 4HY) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Roby average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Pilch Lane East (L36 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Roby Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pilch Lane East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roby Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Holly Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roby Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Merton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roby Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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