Total Crime Rate
265.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
144.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roughwood Drive area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 30th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Roughwood Drive (L33 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 265.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 144.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roughwood Drive (L33 9UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodcote Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warrenhouse Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrenhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodcote Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Birbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warrenhouse Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Warrenhouse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warrenhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrenhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarrett Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarrett Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarrett Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarrett Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Clorain Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warrenhouse Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.