Total Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross Lane area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 188th highest crime rate of 496 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 Cross Lane (L35 5DT) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Lane (L35 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Dennett Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Merchant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hughes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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