Total Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rusholme Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rusholme Close (L26 9US) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rusholme Close (L26 9US), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Halewood South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kempsell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mirfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mirfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Antons Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Antons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsell Way | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kempsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsell Way | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mirfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leather'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Higher Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowl Hey Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Acre Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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