Crime in Prescot
Recorded crime in Prescot is 1.1 times the Knowsley average and 1.2 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 6%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Prescot: about 18,266 residents in 19 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.7/10Good
- 5-year change
- −6%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.1×the Knowsley average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Prescot.
Crime over 5 years
Down 6% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Prescot, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.1× the Knowsley average (1.2× the England and Wales average). 102 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 67% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Drugs: 8% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 67% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 22 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Knowsley (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Knowsley council area, not only Prescot. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 169 | 1.0 | Down 8% |
| Cars broken into | 122 | 0.75 | Down 19% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,109 | 6.8 | Down 4% |
| Burglary of homes | 168 | 1.0 | Down 16% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in L34
In L34, the postcode district at the centre of Prescot, 15% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 624 | 8% | 6% | 71% | 13% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 212 | 43% | 2% | 21% | 33% | 0% |
| Public order | 185 | 11% | 1% | 56% | 32% | 0% |
| Drugs | 159 | 32% | 53% | 11% | 1% | 3% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 149 | 3% | 1% | 34% | 62% | 1% |
| Other theft | 98 | 4% | 2% | 21% | 70% | 2% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 2% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.5 |
| Burglary | 4.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 41.0 |
| Drugs | 6.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.0 |
| Other crime | 2.0 |
| Other theft | 6.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 11.0 |
| Public order | 13.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.3 |
Postcode districts in Prescot
Nearby towns
Council: Knowsley
Questions about crime in Prescot
- Is Prescot a safe place to live?
- Prescot scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.1 times the Knowsley average.
- Is crime going up or down in Prescot?
- Down 6% over 5 years, from 2,246 recorded crimes a year to 2,101.
- What is the most common crime in Prescot?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 41 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Prescot compare with Knowsley?
- Crime severity in Prescot is 1.1 times the Knowsley average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Prescot?
- In L34, the postcode district at the centre of Prescot, 15% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 29% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Prescot?
- In Knowsley, the council area Prescot is in, the police recorded 169 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.0 per 1,000 residents, down 8% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Prescot?
- 1,109 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Knowsley, the council area Prescot is in, 6.8 per 1,000 residents, 1.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Prescot last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Knowsley, the council area Prescot is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.