Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reeds Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Michaels , and the 225th highest 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 Reeds Road (L36 7SW) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% lower than the St Michaels average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reeds Road (L36 7SW), the main crime hotspot is near North Atlantic Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reeds Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wastle Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardennes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Paxton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salerno Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Brookwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fullerton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Green Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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