Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Salerno Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 116th 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 Salerno Drive (L36 7TY) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salerno Drive (L36 7TY), the main crime hotspot is near North Atlantic Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironside Road 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 Alexandria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alexandria Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alamein Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horrocks Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horrocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kerrington Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ardennes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blue Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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