Crime Rates at Hazel Avenue, Whiston, Prescot, L35 2UZ

Hazel Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 208th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Avenue (L35 2UZ) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Prescot South average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Avenue (L35 2UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fazakerley Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaw Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.