Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 214.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.8 10/10
  • Public order 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Liverpool Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 46th highest crime rate of 495 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 Liverpool Road (L34 1NL) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% higher than the Prescot North average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (L34 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Liverpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5199 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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