Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 14th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

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 Road (WA10 3HE) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Eccleston average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (WA10 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Downs Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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