Total Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pratt Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 191st lowest 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 Pratt Road (L34 1LB) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% lower than the Prescot North average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pratt Road (L34 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Driffield Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanley Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | South Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mitchell Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wood Green | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
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