Total Crime Rate

590.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.3 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 590.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.8 10/10
  • Public order 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.0 10/10
  • Drugs 30.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ropers Bridge Close area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 8th 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 Ropers Bridge Close (L35 3JB) in the last 12 months was 590.9 per 1,000 residents and was 547.1% higher than the Prescot South average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ropers Bridge Close (L35 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Hostock Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ropers Bridge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eglington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Colliery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skeffington Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ropers Bridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ropers Bridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jubilee Drive Local resolution
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Data Sources

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