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

School Lane 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 School Lane (L36 6BB) 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 School Lane (L36 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Seel Road. Police recorded 26 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 School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Roofers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawpit Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lansbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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