Total Crime Rate

312.2 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 312.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.0 10/10
  • Public order 53.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prescot Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 138th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prescot Road (L7 0LY) in the last 12 months was 312.2 per 1,000 residents and was 223.7% higher than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 175.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (L7 0LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geneva Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prescot Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sheil Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ottley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finlay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finlay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finlay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sheil Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheil Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheil Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sheil Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Kelso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiss Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swiss Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swiss Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Swiss Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Swiss Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Huntly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Huntly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ottley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kelso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cameron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Street

Data Sources

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