Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 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 70.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Brighton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Gabriels , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (L36 6HD) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (L36 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skipton Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebony Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Skipton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Gabriel'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluckington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluckington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pluckington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton Road —
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Data Sources

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