Total Crime Rate
188.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillside 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 8DY) 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 8DY), the main crime hotspot is near Layford Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stockbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bruton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Altmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ontario Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fernwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernwood Avenue | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hillside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hillside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Altmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Layford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bruton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Layford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Leaf Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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