Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Western Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Roby , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 496 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 Western Avenue (L36 4PP) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue (L36 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashover Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ancroft Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ashover Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashover Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ancroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ancroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alstonfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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