Crime Rates at Cheswood Close, Whiston, Prescot, L35 3XP

Cheswood Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prescot South , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheswood Close (L35 3XP) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheswood Close (L35 3XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rudgate, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalewood Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.