Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gregson Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 208th 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 Gregson Road (L35 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gregson Road (L35 5DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layton Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Steley Way (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gregson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fazakerley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Layton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Layton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Florida Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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