Total Crime Rate

436.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 436.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 163.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.1 10/10
  • Public order 78.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Drugs 49.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Speakman Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 10th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Speakman Way (L34 5ND) in the last 12 months was 436.1 per 1,000 residents and was 185.9% higher than the Prescot North average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime 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 ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 154.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speakman Way (L34 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Speakman Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Aspinall Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yates' Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Yates' Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspinall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspinall Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Hall Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemble Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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