Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ash Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Roby , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 495 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 Ash Crescent (L36 5TX) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Roby average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Crescent (L36 5TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Anne'S Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Catherines Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Pear Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenhill Place
Apr 2026Drugs Silverdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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