Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 5DA
How much crime is recorded in L35 5DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiston North
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
L35 5DAPrescot
How safe is L35 5DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 5DA area, broadly in line with 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
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 5DANational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Drugs5.22.4
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.