Crime Rates at Lavender Crescent, Prescot, L34 5RN

Lavender Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 57th highest crime rate of 495 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 5RN) in the last 12 months was 180.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Prescot North average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Crescent (L34 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layton Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghton Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.