Postcode · Prescot
Crime in L35 9LY
How much crime is recorded in L35 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainhill North
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,350 (2024)
L35 9LYPrescot
How safe is L35 9LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L35 9LY 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 9LYNational
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Public order7.14.6
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime2.51.5
Burglary1.89.1
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.