Huyton East
Middle areaSouth Knowsley. 7,721 people in 2.4 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Huyton East, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Huyton East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Huyton East at a rate of 118.9 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 | 366 |
| Other crime | 150 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 108 |
| Drug offences | 104 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 96 |
| Shoplifting | 55 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Huyton East compares
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Is Huyton East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Huyton East at a rate of 118.9 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, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Huyton East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (366), other crime (150) and anti-social behaviour (108).
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 East alone. See Knowsley
Huyton East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Huyton East was £160,000 in 2025.
Huyton East had 7,499 usual residents at the census.
In Huyton East, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Huyton East, 6.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.