Crime Rates at Molyneux Drive, Prescot, L35 5DB

Molyneux Drive area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 190th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Molyneux Drive (L35 5DB) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molyneux Drive (L35 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gregson Road, where police recorded 30 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.