Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Pennard Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 141st highest crime rate of 496 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 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennard Avenue (L36 3SH), the main crime hotspot is near Pennard Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Springfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pennard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennard Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ontario Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bruton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Altmoor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ontario Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennard Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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