Total Crime Rate
171.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derna Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 69th highest crime rate of 496 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 Derna Road (L36 7UR) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derna Road (L36 7UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cuper Crescent, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Atlantic Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Prescot North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandria Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cuper Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alexandria Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alamein Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Derna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horrocks Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Crownway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cuper Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cuper Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cuper Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gentwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kerrington Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ardennes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montgomery Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Atlantic Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandria Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Atlantic Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horrocks Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gentwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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