Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.1 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 37.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.1 5/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Prescot Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

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 Prescot Drive (L6 8PB) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Drive (L6 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near Alford Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prescot Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft A57 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A57 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A57 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lomond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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