Total Crime Rate
163.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derby Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 73rd 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 Derby Street (L34 3LG) in the last 12 months was 163.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derby Street (L34 3LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Prescot North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B5200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knowsley Park Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Driffield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Driffield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Driffield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Driffield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vicarage Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
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