Postcode sector · Prescot
Crime in L35 9
How much crime is recorded in L35 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,358 (2024)
L35 9Postcode sector · Prescot
How safe is L35 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L35 9, below 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order5.54.6
Burglary4.79.1
Drugs3.82.4
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.