Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L34 7HD
How much crime is recorded in L34 7HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knowsley Village & Southdene
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,974 (2024)
L34 7HDPrescot
How safe is L34 7HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L34 7HD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 7HDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary12.29.1
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order5.64.6
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.