Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 141.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Poulton Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 86th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poulton Close (L26 1UD) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 203.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulton Close (L26 1UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radnor Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holland Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poulton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poulton Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kylemore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Broom Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Close

Data Sources

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