Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Poplar Grove area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 221st highest crime rate of 496 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 Poplar Grove (L35 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Prescot North average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Grove (L35 5AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Broadlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Youatt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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