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Crime in L32 2

How much crime is recorded in L32 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Knowsley
Region
North West
Population
7,576 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L32 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L32 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L32 2National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour23.510.7
Shoplifting12.58.4
Criminal damage and arson10.94.7
Public order9.94.6
Other theft8.94.5
Drugs5.62.4
Burglary4.29.1
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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