Total Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Molyneux Drive 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 Molyneux Drive (L35 5DY) 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 Molyneux Drive (L35 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Lane, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gregson Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Molyneux Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fazakerley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fazakerley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fazakerley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Colliery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Florida Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hughes Avenue | — |
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