Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lyme Close area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 216th 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 Lyme Close (L36 8HP) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyme Close (L36 8HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lathom Close, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radway Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyme Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lathom Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldene Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haroldene Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Cross Road Under investigation
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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