Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 2UJ
How much crime is recorded in L35 2UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiston North
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,140 (2024)
L35 2UJPrescot
How safe is L35 2UJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 2UJ 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
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
L35 2UJNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Public order6.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Drugs3.02.4
Shoplifting3.08.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary0.99.1
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.