Total Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.9 1/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Knowsley Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Prescot North , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 496 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 Knowsley Lane (L36 8HW) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the Prescot North average (147.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Knowsley Lane (L36 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near Forest Grove. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathersage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyme Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathersage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ogle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radway Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Radway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Forest Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Radway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Astley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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