Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 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 Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 506th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

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 Prescot Road (L7 0JD) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (L7 0JD), the main crime hotspot is near Laurel Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prescot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft A57 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Romulus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prospect Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A57 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs A57 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgemere Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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