Total Crime Rate

189.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.8 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 189.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Drugs 38.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Paignton Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 53rd 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 Paignton Close (L36 6ET) in the last 12 months was 189.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paignton Close (L36 6ET), the main crime hotspot is near Skipton Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paignton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluckington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Gabriel'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebony Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluckington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluckington Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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