Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 5EF
How much crime is recorded in L35 5EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prescot
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
L35 5EFPrescot
How safe is L35 5EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 5EF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
67.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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 5EFNational
Violence and sexual offences58.923.6
Shoplifting11.88.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order10.04.6
Drugs9.42.4
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other crime4.51.5
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.