Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.0 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 227.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • 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

Stretton Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 38th 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 Stretton Way (L36 6JF) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 387.5% higher than the Halewood North average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stretton Way (L36 6JF), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Way, with 6 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stretton Way area

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