Crime Rates at Market Place, Prescot, L34 5SB

Market Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 22nd 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 Market Place (L34 5SB) in the last 12 months was 291.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (L34 5SB), 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.