Total Crime Rate

190.9 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 190.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Sinclair Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 54th 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 Sinclair Way (L34 1QL) in the last 12 months was 190.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 253.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sinclair Way (L34 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Thomas Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sinclair Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Tenlands Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Merchant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prescot Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescot Park Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescot Park Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yates' Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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