Total Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lilac 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.
View Crime In Roby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ruskin Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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