Total Crime Rate

197.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 197.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shaw Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 50th 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 Shaw Lane (L35 5BT) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Lane (L35 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Meadway. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lathum Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadway Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Sep 2025Public order Dragon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Youatt Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hazel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hazel Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Broadlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Hazel Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brookside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lathum Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lathum Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lathum Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Brookside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brookside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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