Total Crime Rate

320.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 320.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.5 10/10
  • Public order 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 6th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 19th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salerno Drive (L36 7UD) in the last 12 months was 320.6 per 1,000 residents and was 110.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 191.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salerno Drive (L36 7UD), the main crime hotspot is near North Atlantic Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tobruk Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Salerno Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bower Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardennes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Drugs Brookwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slim Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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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