Total Crime Rate

392.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 392.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.3 10/10
  • Drugs 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lower Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 13th highest crime rate of 495 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 3UB) in the last 12 months was 392.8 per 1,000 residents and was 742.4% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 193.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (L26 3UB), the main crime hotspot is near Lower Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 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 (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs A562 Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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