Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 93.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Longview Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 171st 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 Longview Drive (L36 6EB) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longview Drive (L36 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Close. Police recorded 32 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 Longview Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longview Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Longview Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Gabriel'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lansbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homestead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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