Total Crime Rate
200.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Higher Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Halewood North , and the 47th highest crime rate of 496 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 Higher Road (L26 1TA) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 304.5% higher than the Halewood North average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Higher Road (L26 1TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kylemore Way, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Halewood North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kylemore Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broom Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kylemore Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andover Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kylemore Way | Local resolution |
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