Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Harleston Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 495 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 Harleston Road (L33 6XT) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harleston Road (L33 6XT), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Green. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harleston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Clorain Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quernmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quernmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clorain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jade Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brook Hey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormonde Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glasven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Burwell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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