Total Crime Rate

52.0 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 52.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Mathews Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Michaels , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Mathews Close (L36 7RN) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the St Michaels average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Mathews Close (L36 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Mathews Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Marshfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Mathew'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellcroft Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellcroft Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coppice Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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