Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watling Way area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 199th highest crime rate of 495 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 Watling Way (L35 7NG) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Way (L35 7NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Time Park, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandstone Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redstone Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Sandstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariss Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Time Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ariss Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Quarry Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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