Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L34 0EQ
How much crime is recorded in L34 0EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knowsley Village & Southdene
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,172 (2024)
L34 0EQPrescot
How safe is L34 0EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L34 0EQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
L34 0EQNational
Violence and sexual offences5.123.6
Burglary4.89.1
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.64.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.01.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.