Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wentworth Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Roby , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wentworth Grove (L36 4LB) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wentworth Grove (L36 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roby Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jeffereys Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Roby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holly Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffereys Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffereys Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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