Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenham Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 231st highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenham Avenue (L33 1RH) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Northwood average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 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 ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenham Avenue (L33 1RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colmoor Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambrose Walk (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shevington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Loughlin Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitely Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Epsom Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Epsom Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Epsom Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carlile Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmoor Close | Under investigation |
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