Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood 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 Wood Road (L26 1UY) 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 Wood Road (L26 1UY), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Quintbridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kylemore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Honey Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendleton Green —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lonsdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broom Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Kylemore Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kylemore Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendleton Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mendip Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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