Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L34 5PD
How much crime is recorded in L34 5PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prescot
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
L34 5PDPrescot
How safe is L34 5PD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 65.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L34 5PD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
65.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
228
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 5PDNational
Shoplifting59.28.4
Violence and sexual offences58.323.6
Anti-social behaviour34.310.7
Drugs25.82.4
Public order20.84.6
Burglary15.09.1
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Other theft5.64.5
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.