Total Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 79.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Bower Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Michaels , and the 209th highest crime rate of 495 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 Bower Road (L36 7SP) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the St Michaels average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Road (L36 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ogle Way, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookwood Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ogle Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Paxton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Green Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Ogle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brookwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wastle Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ogle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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