Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mossborough Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mossborough Drive (L33 1AA) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mossborough Drive (L33 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chadwell Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowside Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mossborough Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Colmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitely Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeview Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitely Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardeners View Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gardeners View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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