Crime Rates at Berrywood Drive, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3UQ

Berrywood Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 27th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berrywood Drive (L35 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 260.1 per 1,000 residents and was 186.3% higher than the Prescot South average (90.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 161.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berrywood Drive (L35 3UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsnorth, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haslemere (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.