Total Crime Rate

188.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.3 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 188.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hillside Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stockbridge , and the 54th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Avenue (L36 8DS) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.7% higher than the Stockbridge average (85.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Avenue (L36 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Pennard Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nyland Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pennard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Leaf Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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