Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Meadway area has the 12th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 34th highest crime rate of 495 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 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway (L35 2UP), the main crime hotspot is near Meadway. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Scott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Drugs Cook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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