Total Crime Rate
32.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sanbec Gardens area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sanbec Gardens (WA8 5GY) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Halewood North average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sanbec Gardens (WA8 5GY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampton Drive (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whiston and Cronton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cronton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
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