Total Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · 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 28th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 602 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 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Eccleston average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (WA10 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downs Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Road (11 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doulton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doulton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunriding Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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