Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.9 3/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briar Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Roby , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briar Drive (L36 9XG) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Roby average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Drive (L36 9XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Bank, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashdale (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Poplar Bank Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Bank Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Kerrington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Poplar Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

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