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Crime in L35 5

How much crime is recorded in L35 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Knowsley
Region
North West
Population
6,757 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L35 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L35 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Public order6.44.6
Drugs5.12.4
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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