Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Welland Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 150th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welland Close (L26 1UP) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welland Close (L26 1UP), the main crime hotspot is near Holland Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poulton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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