Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Layford Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 148th 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 Layford Road (L36 3SR) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layford Road (L36 3SR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Layford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Leaf Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pennard Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Altmoor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Nyland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nyland Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fernwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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