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

Pottery Close 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 Pottery Close (L35 3RW) 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 Pottery Close (L35 3RW), the main crime hotspot is near Dennett Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pottery Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Doulton Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dennett Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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