Postcode district · Prescot
Crime in L34
How much crime is recorded in L34, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 31,147 (2024)
L34Postcode district · Prescot
How safe is L34
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L34, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
L34National
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Shoplifting12.98.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order5.84.6
Drugs5.32.4
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.