Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Avenue (L35 3QS) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Avenue (L35 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Hostock Close. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lancaster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hughes Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Eglington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Florida Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ropers Bridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ropers Bridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Colliery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hostock Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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