Total Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodlands Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Page Moss , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (L36 4PH) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Page Moss average (107.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Road (L36 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earle Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swanside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Earle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garrowby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newby Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedburgh Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Carrs | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Garrowby Drive | Under investigation |
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