Total Crime Rate

71.8 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 71.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Badby Wood area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 248th lowest 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 Badby Wood (L33 8YQ) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badby Wood (L33 8YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Badby Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Everdon Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Millbeck Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dane View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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