Total Crime Rate

228.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 228.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mirfield Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 37th 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 Mirfield Close (L26 9XP) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 390.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mirfield Close (L26 9XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Antons Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mirfield Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mirfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mirfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowl Hey Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Higher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maldon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maldon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Georgian Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mirfield Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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