Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 79.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hulton Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 211th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hulton Avenue (L35 2XP) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hulton Avenue (L35 2XP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 251 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hulton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Scott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cook Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Walpole Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Keats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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