Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 2UZ
How much crime is recorded in L35 2UZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiston South
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,014 (2024)
L35 2UZPrescot
How safe is L35 2UZ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 2UZ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 2UZNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Drugs10.72.4
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Other crime6.51.5
Public order6.54.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.39.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.