Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 3PL
How much crime is recorded in L35 3PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiston South
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,700 (2024)
L35 3PLPrescot
How safe is L35 3PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 3PL 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
43.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 3PLNational
Violence and sexual offences39.123.6
Criminal damage and arson15.54.7
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Drugs8.82.4
Shoplifting6.58.4
Public order6.14.6
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.