Postcode district · Prescot
Crime in L35
How much crime is recorded in L35, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 46,775 (2024)
L35Postcode district · Prescot
How safe is L35
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L35, 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
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
L35National
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Public order5.34.6
Drugs4.72.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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.