Total Crime Rate

184.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 184.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 72.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 65th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

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 (WA10 3HL) in the last 12 months was 184.7 per 1,000 residents and was 370.0% higher than the Eccleston average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (WA10 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prescot Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittle Street (15 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fidler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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