Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackthorn Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stockbridge , and the 125th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Crescent (L28 1NT) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% higher than the Stockbridge average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Crescent (L28 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodfarm Hey Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boode Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plum Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxteth Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pool Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plum Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitehorn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxteth Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quickthorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Withens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollow Croft Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollow Croft Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order The Withens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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