Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 110.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lickers Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 125th 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 Lickers Lane (L35 3PW) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher than the Prescot South average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lickers Lane (L35 3PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fisher Place, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exeley (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lickers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatty Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skeffington Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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