Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chapel Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 147th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Drive (L36 5AA) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the St Gabriels average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Drive (L36 5AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandiway, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenfield Walk (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gray Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oakfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oakfield Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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