Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appleton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 164th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Appleton Road (L32 1BA) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Northwood average (163.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleton Road (L32 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Apollo Crescent, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bluebell Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Appleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ashburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Millbeck Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Davenport Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Apollo Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dane View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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