Total Crime Rate
270.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Astley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 25th 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 Astley Road (L36 8DA) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Astley Road (L36 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Grove (16 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 | Drugs | Marton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forest Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hazel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathersage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathersage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Astley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Astley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ogle Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyme Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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