Crime Rates at Lavender Crescent, Prescot, L34 5AH

Lavender Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 108th 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 Lavender Crescent (L34 5AH) in the last 12 months was 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Crescent (L34 5AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layton Way, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghton Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.