Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 97.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highfield area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 154th highest crime rate of 495 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 Highfield (L33 1AR) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Northwood average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield (L33 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Grove. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merebrook Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Andrew'S View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S View —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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