Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saunders Avenue area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 234th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saunders Avenue (L35 5DE) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saunders Avenue (L35 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Gregson Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Saunders Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Fazakerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hughes Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Florida Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Colliery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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