Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 214.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lapford Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northwood , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 496 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 Lapford Walk (L33 9UT) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapford Walk (L33 9UT), the main crime hotspot is near Pentland Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lapford Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Hey Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Whitburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pentland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pentland Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodcote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Woodcote Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gilescroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pentland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitburn Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deycroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linslade Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Foscote Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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