Total Crime Rate

132.2 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 132.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 107th 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 Cross Lane (L35 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% higher than the Prescot South average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 366.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Lane (L35 3QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eglington Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Molyneux Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Harptree Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harptree Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiston —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eglington Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lunt Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropers Bridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropers Bridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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