Total Crime Rate

265.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 265.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Roughwood 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.

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Crime Over Time in Roughwood Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrenhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodcote Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Birbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrenhouse Road
Apr 2026Burglary Warrenhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warrenhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrenhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarrett Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarrett Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarrett Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarrett Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Road
Apr 2026Other crime Clorain Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warrenhouse Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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