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Crime in L34 0

How much crime is recorded in L34 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Knowsley
Region
North West
Population
3,146 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L34 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L34 0, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).

L34 0National
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order4.54.6
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.14.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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