Total Crime Rate
117.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thomas Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 113th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Drive (L35 5EB) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thomas Drive (L35 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hall Lane, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thomas Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Florida Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Hall Way | Under investigation |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Hall Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hughes Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Hall Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Johnson Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dennett Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briars Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stratford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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