Total Crime Rate
228.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mirfield 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.
View Crime In Halewood South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Antons Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mirfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mirfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Antons Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowl Hey Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redbourne Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Acre Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Higher Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maldon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maldon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Georgian Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mirfield Close | Under investigation |
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