Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wood Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Road (L26 1UZ) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Road (L26 1UZ), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansell Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechfield Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lichfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Broom Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mansell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansell Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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