Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.6 8/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Esonwood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 122nd 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 Esonwood Road (L35 3QR) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the Prescot South average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esonwood Road (L35 3QR), 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 Esonwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Close —
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 Cedar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropers Bridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropers Bridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiston —
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harptree Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Harptree Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eglington Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Montgomery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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