Crime Rates at Hayes Avenue, Prescot, L35 5BH

Hayes Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 60th 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 Hayes Avenue (L35 5BH) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 100.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayes Avenue (L35 5BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layton Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaw Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.