Postcode sector · Prescot
Crime in L34 4
How much crime is recorded in L34 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,288 (2024)
L34 4Postcode sector · Prescot
How safe is L34 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L34 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Shoplifting21.58.4
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Drugs9.72.4
Public order8.74.6
Burglary7.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.