Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ironside Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 75th highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ironside Road (L36 7UP) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ironside Road (L36 7UP), 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 Ironside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tobruk Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Salerno Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rome Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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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