Crime Rates at Fire Station Road, Whiston, Prescot, L35 7JH

Fire Station Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 5th highest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fire Station Road (L35 7JH) in the last 12 months was 1033.6 per 1,000 residents and was 602.2% 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 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 180 (≈ 756.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fire Station Road (L35 7JH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.