Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 9LU
How much crime is recorded in L35 9LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainhill South
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,617 (2024)
L35 9LUPrescot
How safe is L35 9LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 9LU area, 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 9LUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary4.09.1
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.