Total Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wood Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Halewood North , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 496 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 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Road (L26 1UZ), 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.
View Crime In Halewood North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Honey Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Almond Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broom Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pendleton Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Quintbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendleton Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mendip Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lonsdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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