Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wilson Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 117th 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 Wilson Road (L35 5EX) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Road (L35 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Tree Close, where police recorded 24 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.

Crime Over Time in Wilson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hughes Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Florida Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molyneux Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dennett Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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