Crime Rates at Williams Street, Prescot, L34 5SJ

Williams Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 10th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Williams Street (L34 5SJ) in the last 12 months was 416.4 per 1,000 residents and was 182.9% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williams Street (L34 5SJ), 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.