Total Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Butleigh Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 496 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butleigh Road (L36 3SP) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butleigh Road (L36 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alt Bridge Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennard Avenue (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Butleigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ontario Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Primrose Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Park Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ontario Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alt Bridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandria Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nyland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alt Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Alt Bridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glade Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pennard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennard Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pennard Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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