Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L34 1BE
How much crime is recorded in L34 1BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prescot
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,566 (2024)
L34 1BEPrescot
How safe is L34 1BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L34 1BE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 1BENational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Shoplifting12.58.4
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order7.34.6
Drugs6.32.4
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Burglary1.69.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.