Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 59.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Freckleton Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freckleton Drive (L33 1SN) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freckleton Drive (L33 1SN), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowside Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freckleton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardeners View Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitely Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitely Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gardeners View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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