Total Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestnut Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Roby , and the 43rd 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 Chestnut Avenue (L36 5XP) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Avenue (L36 5XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilton Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lilac Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Roby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cypress Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pine Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodwood Close | Under investigation |
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