Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Didcot Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 495 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 Didcot Close (L25 9QA) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Halewood North average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Didcot Close (L25 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Escort Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Didcot Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parkview Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Escort Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Escort Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Escort Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arncliffe Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Parkview Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Grove Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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