Total Crime Rate
96.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pennard Avenue area has the 35th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 157th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pennard Avenue (L36 3SH) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pennard Avenue (L36 3SH), the main crime hotspot is near Pennard Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stockbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Layford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bruton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernwood Avenue | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Leaf Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Altmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Altmoor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fernwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Layford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bruton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennard Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pennard Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ontario Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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