Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briery Hey Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 148th lowest 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 Briery Hey Avenue (L33 8YF) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Cherryfield average (85.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briery Hey Avenue (L33 8YF), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Green. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briery Hey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistley Hey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnard Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs County Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lifton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mottram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Green Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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