Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L34 5AE
How much crime is recorded in L34 5AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prescot
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,139 (2024)
L34 5AEPrescot
How safe is L34 5AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 47.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L34 5AE area, 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
47.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
222
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 5AENational
Shoplifting71.78.4
Anti-social behaviour41.110.7
Violence and sexual offences39.423.6
Public order26.44.6
Drugs14.22.4
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Other theft7.84.5
Burglary7.39.1
Other crime3.71.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.