Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barford Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 161st highest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barford Road (L36 8DF) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barford Road (L36 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Ogle Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ogle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ogle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hathersage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ogle Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hathersage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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