Total Crime Rate
291.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
143.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (L34 3LA) in the last 12 months was 291.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (L34 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atherton Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stanley Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garden Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Yates' Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Yates' Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Williams Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aspinall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspinall Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspinall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atherton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Atherton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Williams Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wood Green | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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