Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.5 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salerno Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 66th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salerno Drive (L36 7TU) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salerno Drive (L36 7TU), the main crime hotspot is near Alt Bridge Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salerno Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tobruk Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alt Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alt Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alt Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rome Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rome Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brookwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardennes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salerno Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tobruk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alamein Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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