Total Crime Rate

217.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.0 10/10
  • Other theft 112.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 40th 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 Liverpool Road (L36 8HS) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher than the Prescot North average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (L36 8HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lathom Close, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyme Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dulson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lathom Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lathom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lyme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lathom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lathom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lathom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lathom Close —
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Data Sources

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