Total Crime Rate
170.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillside Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Stockbridge , and the 70th highest crime rate of 496 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 8DY) in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.0% higher than the Stockbridge average (81.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside Avenue (L36 8DY), the main crime hotspot is near Layford Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stockbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverside Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bruton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ontario Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ontario Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Layford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Layford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Layford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parbrook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Layford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Altmoor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Springfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Way | Awaiting court outcome |
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