Total Crime Rate

196.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 196.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Pennard Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 51st highest crime rate of 496 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 Pennard Avenue (L36 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 196.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 153.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennard Avenue (L36 3SQ), 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 Pennard Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Endmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pennard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nyland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ontario Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ontario Way 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 2025Vehicle crime Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alt Bridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alt Bridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Alt Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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
Sep 2025Public order Alt Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Altmoor Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Endmoor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parbrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endmoor Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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