Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cronton Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Halewood North , and the 218th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cronton Road (WA8 5QG) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Halewood North average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cronton Road (WA8 5QG), the main crime hotspot is near Forge Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cronton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cronton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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