Huyton West & Roby
Middle areaSouth west Knowsley. 8,426 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 17% of people in Huyton West & Roby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Huyton West & Roby
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Huyton West & Roby at a rate of 71.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across Knowsley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 172 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 169 |
| Other crime | 93 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Drug offences | 36 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Huyton West & Roby compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Huyton West & Roby safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Huyton West & Roby at a rate of 71.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across Knowsley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Huyton West & Roby.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (172), anti-social behaviour (169) and other crime (93).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Knowsley
These figures are published for the whole of Knowsley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Knowsley and not Huyton West & Roby alone. See Knowsley
Huyton West & Roby in brief
The median price paid for a home in Huyton West & Roby was £270,500 in 2025.
Huyton West & Roby had 7,838 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in Huyton West & Roby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Huyton West & Roby, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.