Crime Rates at Beaconsfield, Prescot, L34 5PB

Beaconsfield area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 4th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaconsfield (L34 5PB) in the last 12 months was 1104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 650.1% higher than the Prescot North average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 328.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaconsfield (L34 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atherton Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.