Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leathers Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 65th 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 Leathers Lane (L26 0TR) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 271.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leathers Lane (L26 0TR), the main crime hotspot is near Baileys Lane. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leathers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Baileys Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Kempsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsell Way Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsell Way Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempsell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baileys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baileys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baileys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leather'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baileys Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penmann Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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