Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Sapphire Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 128th highest crime rate of 496 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 Sapphire Drive (L33 1UW) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sapphire Drive (L33 1UW), the main crime hotspot is near St Peters Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sapphire Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ashburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Appleby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Appleby Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riesling Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebony Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Apollo Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Davenport Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebony Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Domingo Drive —
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Data Sources

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