Total Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shalcombe Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 65th 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 Shalcombe Close (L26 9YD) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 271.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shalcombe Close (L26 9YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baileys Lane (41 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 | Baileys Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baileys Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsell Way | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsell Way | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baileys Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kempsell Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kempsell Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowl Hey Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Baileys Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Baileys Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baileys Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baileys Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Leather'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baileys Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penmann Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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