Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Acre Green 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 Acre Green (L26 9YS) 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 Acre Green (L26 9YS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vine Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kempsell Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mirfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kempsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hatherton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hatherton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsell Way Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsell Way Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempsell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kempsell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowl Hey Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Vine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mirfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mirfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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