Total Crime Rate
61.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lickers Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lickers Lane (L35 3PN) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lickers Lane (L35 3PN), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skeffington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jubilee Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ropers Bridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ropers Bridge Close | Under investigation |
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