Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 4QL
How much crime is recorded in L35 4QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainhill North
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,380 (2024)
L35 4QLPrescot
How safe is L35 4QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 4QL 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4QLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Possession of weapons2.30.9
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.44.5
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.