Total Crime Rate

522.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 522.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 224.5 10/10
  • Drugs 78.3 10/10
  • Public order 70.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

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 Prescot Road (L7 0LD) in the last 12 months was 522.2 per 1,000 residents and was 459.4% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 308.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (L7 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Lilly Vale. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 45 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockerby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockerby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lilly Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilly Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilly Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Romulus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marcot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prospect Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rufford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elm Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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