Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alder Close area has the lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Close (L34 2SN) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% lower than the Prescot North average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alder Close (L34 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Avenue. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Prescot North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Woodlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gorsey Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helford Close | Under investigation |
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