Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 8LS
How much crime is recorded in L35 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainhill North
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
L35 8LSPrescot
How safe is L35 8LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 8LS 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8LSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.41.5
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.