Total Crime Rate

236.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 236.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brandearth Hey area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stockbridge , and the 36th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brandearth Hey (L28 1SA) in the last 12 months was 236.4 per 1,000 residents and was 175.7% higher than the Stockbridge average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brandearth Hey (L28 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Boydell Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brandearth Hey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterpark Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cremorne Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cremorne Hey Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brandearth Hey —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckthorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterpark Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterpark Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterpark Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haleforest Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Spinney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehorn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orange Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Haleforest Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orange Tree Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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