Total Crime Rate

225.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 225.3 10/10
  • Other theft 142.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.5 5/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Lathom Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 40th 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 Lathom Close (L36 8BB) in the last 12 months was 225.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% higher than the Prescot North average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 4.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lathom Close (L36 8BB), the main crime hotspot is near Lathom Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lathom Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lathom Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lathom Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lyme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lathom Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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