Total Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Columbia Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 166th highest crime rate of 495 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 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% 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 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Maryville Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lacey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mine'S Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mine'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pembertons Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pembertons Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pembertons Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pembertons Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pembertons Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lacey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seddons Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seddons Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seddons Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Seddons Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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