Total Crime Rate

674.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 674.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Public order 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.2 10/10
  • Robbery 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Hostock Close area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 7th highest crime rate of 496 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 Hostock Close (L35 3JX) in the last 12 months was 674.2 per 1,000 residents and was 642.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 280.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hostock Close (L35 3JX), the main crime hotspot is near Hostock Close. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hostock Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hostock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hostock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hostock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hostock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hostock Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hostock Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hostock Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eglington Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eglington Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Eglington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eglington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greene'S Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropers Bridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropers Bridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Hey Under investigation
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Data Sources

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