Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L34 1JZ
How much crime is recorded in L34 1JZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prescot
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,566 (2024)
How safe is L34 1JZ
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 1JZ 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L34 1JZNational
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.