Crime Rate in Prescot North, ward

Prescot North has the 2nd highest crime rate of 15 wards in Knowsley district and the 668th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 61st highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Prescot North in the last 12 months was 147.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% higher than the Knowsley district average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prescot North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 613 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 832 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prescot North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 123 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Atherton Street (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.