Total Crime Rate

87.3 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 87.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hughes Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 196th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hughes Avenue (L35 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Prescot North average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hughes Avenue (L35 5EJ), 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 Hughes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
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 Thomas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hughes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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