Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skeffington area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skeffington (L35 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skeffington (L35 3JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Exeley. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skeffington area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropers Bridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harptree Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fellwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fellwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellwood Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellwood Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skeffington —
Sep 2025Other crime Domville Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harptree Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skeffington —
Sep 2025Drugs Drake Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropers Bridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiston —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drake Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennywood Drive —
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Data Sources

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