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Crime in L35 3

How much crime is recorded in L35 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Knowsley
Region
North West
Population
11,109 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L35 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L35 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).

L35 3National
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Shoplifting29.08.4
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Drugs11.42.4
Public order8.94.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Burglary5.89.1
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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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