Total Crime Rate

104.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Other crime 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hazel Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 136th highest crime rate of 495 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 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Prescot South average (91.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Avenue (L35 2UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hazel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hazel Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dragon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fazakerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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