Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 27th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

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 (WA10 3AB) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher than the Eccleston average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (WA10 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prescot Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lonie Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prescot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prescot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prescot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prescot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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