Cherryfield, Knowsley: Safety
Safety
Crime in Cherryfield has dropped noticeably over the past two years. Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents fell from 88.9 in 2024 to 78.7 in 2025, and have stayed at roughly that level through 2026.
The 2024 figure was already below the UK average of 91.6, and by 2025 Cherryfield had pulled further ahead. The neighbourhood consistently records lower crime rates than all four of its neighbouring neighbourhoods — several of which sit well above 100 crimes per 1,000 residents.
Anti-social behaviour is also lower here than the UK average. The trend is moving in the right direction, and Cherryfield compares well both locally and nationally.
Source: police-recorded crime (data.police.uk), 2024, 2025 and 2026 so far; population from ONS
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Crime rate comparison
2024
2025
2026 so far
Cherryfield
Crimes/1,000 people
80.8
Lower than
UK average
98.8
Lower than
Regional average
99
Similar to
Molyneux
84.3
Lower than
Northwood
132
Lower than
Prescot North
153.7
Lower than
Whitefield
169.7
Lower than
Croxteth
106.9
Lower than
Fazakerley East
97
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Types of Crime
This neighbourhood
Regional average
- Violent offences44%39%
- Public order10%8%
- Anti-social behaviour9%17%
- Drugs9%5%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Other theft6%5%
- Vehicle crime3%3%
- Other crime3%2%
- Burglary3%3%
- Shoplifting2%6%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%<1%
