Total Crime Rate

1278.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

422.8 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 1278.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 479.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 422.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 174.5 10/10
  • Public order 110.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.4 10/10
  • Drugs 57.1 10/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pottery Fields area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 495 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 Pottery Fields (L34 5RL) in the last 12 months was 1278.5 per 1,000 residents and was 738.3% 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 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 422.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Fields (L34 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atherton Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pottery Fields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pembertons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Houghton Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way
Apr 2026Drugs Seddons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seddons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lacey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atherton Street

Data Sources

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