Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maple Grove area has the 26th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 105th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Grove (L35 5BB) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Prescot North average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Grove (L35 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Maple Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovett Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaw Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rufford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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