What is the crime rate in knowsley?

As of March 2026, knowsley has an annual crime rate of 89.28 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,351 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does knowsley rank nationally for crime?

knowsley ranks #116 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in knowsley?

The most common crime type in knowsley is Violence & Sexual Offences with 538 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 39.8% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Merseyside Police Police

knowsley Crime Intelligence Report

knowsley recorded 1,351 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.71 per 1,000 residents. This places knowsley at #116 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 25.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 8.1% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,351

trending_up +25.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

89.28per 1k

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National Safety

#200of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Merseyside

#3rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 32 Burglary: 2	32
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 33	33
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 26	26
On or near Irlam Drive Map	Anti-social behaviour: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 3	14
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 18	18
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 16	16
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 3	9
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 11 Other crime: 1	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Criminal damage and arson: 6 Other theft: 4	6
On or near Parking Area Map	Public order: 9	9

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,351 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

538

39.8%

Anti-social Behaviour

186

13.8%

Public Order

124

9.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

118

8.7%

Shoplifting

107

7.9%

Drug Offences

7.3%

Other Theft

4.2%

Burglary

2.6%

Vehicle Crime

2.3%

Other Crime

2.1%

Weapons Possession

0.9%

Robbery

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Stop & Search

March 2026

4,811

Total Stops

10.0%

Arrest Rate

139

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

3,562

Offensive weapons

614

Stolen goods

203

Article for use in theft

139

Articles for use in criminal damage

110

Evidence of offences under the Act

102

Firearms

Fireworks

Outcome

A no further action disposal3,704

Arrest480

Community resolution398

Summons / charged by post206

Caution (simple or conditional)20

Khat or Cannabis warning3

Gender

Male3,894

Female638

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

91.6%

White

3.3%

Black

2.7%

Other

2.4%

Asian

Stop & search data published by Merseyside Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

15 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Northwood	242	127.1
2	Prescot North	174	109.9
3	Page Moss	109	100.4
4	St Michaels	70	96.2
5	Stockbridge	93	92.6

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Swanside	23	2.5
shield	Halewood North	26	2.5
shield	Whiston and Cronton	55	3.7
shield	Shevington	63	5.5
shield	Roby	54	5.6

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +25.2%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +8.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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