Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 5ET
How much crime is recorded in L35 5ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Prescot
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,400 (2024)
L35 5ETPrescot
How safe is L35 5ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 5ET 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
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 5ETNational
Violence and sexual offences37.823.6
Drugs12.62.4
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Burglary2.49.1
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other theft0.74.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.