Total Crime Rate
59.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brompton Avenue 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 Brompton Avenue (L33 1TB) 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 Brompton Avenue (L33 1TB), 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.
View Crime In Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitely Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardeners View | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gardeners View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Colmoor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stocks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitely Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackley Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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