Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lacey Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 496 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 Lacey Road (L34 5SX) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Prescot North average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacey Road (L34 5SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layton Way, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lacey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Case Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bookbinders Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bookbinders Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Columbia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tinling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lavender Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Case Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layton Way
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layton Way
Sep 2025Other crime Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evelyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Broadlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliftonville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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