Total Crime Rate

248.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 248.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montgomery Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 29th 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 Montgomery Road (L36 7UY) in the last 12 months was 248.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 115.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 162.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Road (L36 7UY), the main crime hotspot is near Alt Bridge Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montgomery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nyland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montgomery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horrocks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironside Road 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 2025Violence and sexual offences North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Alamein Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Atlantic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horrocks Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alt Bridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Ardennes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blue Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Park Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Alt Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alt Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alt Bridge Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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