Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 43.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 7.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenneth Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenneth Close (L34 5NH) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Prescot North average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenneth Close (L34 5NH), 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 Kenneth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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