Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.4 6/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Higher Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Halewood North , and the 245th highest crime rate of 496 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 Higher Road (L25 0QQ) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Halewood North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Road (L25 0QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portway, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbury Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andover Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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