Total Crime Rate

224.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.8 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 224.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Hey Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 41st highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hey Road (L36 5SW) in the last 12 months was 224.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.9% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hey Road (L36 5SW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huyton Church Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huyton Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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