Crime Rates at St James Road, Prescot, L34 2SJ

St James Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (L34 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (L34 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembertons Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawler Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.