Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 156th 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 West Street (L34 1LE) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (L34 1LE), 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.

Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wood Green Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manchester Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Manchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mitchell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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