Total Crime Rate
131.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longview Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 96th 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 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longview Drive (L36 6EQ), 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.
View Crime In St Gabriels| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longview Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warwick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warwick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pluckington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pluckington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pluckington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lansbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Gabriel'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Longview Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebony Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taunton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Close | Under investigation |
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