Total Crime Rate
120.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosewood Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stockbridge , and the 109th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rosewood Close (L28 5RU) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosewood Close (L28 5RU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stockbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Little Moss Hey | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Moss Hey | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Rosewood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dannette Hey | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorn Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Moss Hey | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brandearth Hey | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Moss Hey | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haleforest Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orange Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orange Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Haleforest Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckthorn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitehorn Drive | Under investigation |
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