Postcode sector · Prescot
Crime in L34 3
How much crime is recorded in L34 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,074 (2024)
L34 3Postcode sector · Prescot
How safe is L34 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L34 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
147
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences38.023.6
Shoplifting37.88.4
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Public order15.04.6
Drugs13.72.4
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Burglary6.79.1
Other theft4.84.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.