Postcode sector · Prescot
Crime in L34 8
How much crime is recorded in L34 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,054 (2024)
L34 8Postcode sector · Prescot
How safe is L34 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L34 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8National
Burglary16.49.1
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order3.74.6
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.