Total Crime Rate

326.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 326.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.0 10/10
  • Public order 51.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Lower Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Halewood North , and the 15th 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 Lower Road (L26 2XA) in the last 12 months was 326.3 per 1,000 residents and was 557.0% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 190.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (L26 2XA), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckinsale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lower Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawlinson Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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