Total Crime Rate

108.5 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 108.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Harleston Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harleston Road (L33 6XT) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harleston Road (L33 6XT), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Green. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 24 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Mintor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gerard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glasven Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Colwall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Quernmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burwell Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Hey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brechin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brechin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waverley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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