Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oakwood Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 188th 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 Oakwood Drive (L36 5YF) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood Drive (L36 5YF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huyton Hey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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