Total Crime Rate

121.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derby Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 108th 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 Derby Street (L34 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Street (L34 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Atherton Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Derby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Manchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yates' Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Yates' Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Williams Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Williams Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atherton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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