Total Crime Rate

712.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 712.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 225.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Drugs 56.3 10/10
  • Public order 56.3 10/10
  • Other crime 37.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashdale area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Roby , and the 6th highest crime rate of 495 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 Ashdale (L36 4QS) in the last 12 months was 712.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1171.6% higher than the Roby average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 225.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashdale (L36 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Ashdale. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rupert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pinnington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fernbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pinnington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ashdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashdale —
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Data Sources

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