Total Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Driffield Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 65th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Driffield Road (L34 1LH) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Prescot North average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Driffield Road (L34 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Green Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Driffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mitchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowsley Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Driffield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Driffield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Driffield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Driffield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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