Total Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dennett Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 75th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dennett Road (L35 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dennett Road (L35 5EZ), 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 Dennett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Merchant Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hughes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dennett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescot Park Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescot Park Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prescot Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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