Crime Rates at Lyme Cross Road, Liverpool, L36 8EX

Lyme Cross Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyme Cross Road (L36 8EX) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyme Cross Road (L36 8EX), the main crime hotspot is near Radway Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.