Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

St James Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 239th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (L34 5RW) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (L34 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layton Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Pembertons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembertons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembertons Court 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 2026Shoplifting Pembertons Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovett Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mine'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Mine'S Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maryville Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pembertons Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lacey Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lacey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lacey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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