Crime Rates at Columbia Road, Prescot, L34 2SB

Columbia Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 186th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Columbia Road (L34 2SB) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbia Road (L34 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghton Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.