Total Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 217th highest crime rate of 496 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 Browning Close (L36 0UL) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the St Gabriels average (106.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Close (L36 0UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sawpit Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Gabriels| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenfield Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Scott Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gray Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burns Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burns Grove | Under investigation |
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