Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lilac Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Roby , and the 170th 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 Lilac Grove (L36 5XT) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Grove (L36 5XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilton Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruskin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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