Total Crime Rate
84.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drake Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 197th highest crime rate of 495 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 Drake Close (L35 3PR) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drake Close (L35 3PR), 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 | Ropers Bridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Skeffington | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Eglington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jubilee Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatty Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ropers Bridge Close | Under investigation |
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