Total Crime Rate
236.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadway area has the 12th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 36th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadway (L35 2UP) in the last 12 months was 236.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadway (L35 2UP), the main crime hotspot is near Meadway. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Prescot North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Youatt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadway | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadway | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dragon Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Close | Offender given a caution |
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