Total Crime Rate

166.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 606 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 3TP) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 311.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (WA10 3TP), the main crime hotspot is near Bridgeman Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridgeman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridgeman Street —
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Lemon Tree Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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