Total Crime Rate

147.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 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 147.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Drugs 43.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Poplar Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 83rd 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 Poplar Way (L36 6AR) in the last 12 months was 147.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher than the St Gabriels average (103.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Way (L36 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roofers Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillcrest Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hale View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lansbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Roofers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Gabriel'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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