Total Crime Rate
270.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hazel 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 Hazel Road (L36 8ET) 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 Hazel Road (L36 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Prescot North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hazel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Radway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Radway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Radway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ogle Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathersage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathersage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyme Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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