Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 75.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Meadowside Drive 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 Meadowside Drive (L33 1SA) 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 Meadowside Drive (L33 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitebeam 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.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowside Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Eden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughlin Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitely Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Epsom Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Epsom Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brompton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carlile Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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