Crime Rate in Prescot South, ward

Prescot South has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 wards in Knowsley district and the 2139th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 190th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Prescot South in the last 12 months was 90.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Knowsley district average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prescot South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 460 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 271.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 563 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prescot South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 187 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.