Crap Towns / Prescot / Crime

How much crime is there in Prescot?

The police recorded 85.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Prescot from September 2023 to August 2026, 13% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 39.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 90.2, up from 84.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	84.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	83.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	90.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	39.2	34.1
Public order	10.3	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.6	7.0
Shoplifting	8.2	7.1
Drugs	7.4	2.4
Other theft	4.4	5.4
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.1	3.8
Burglary	1.7	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Liverpool	8.9 km	126
St Helens	4.7 km	109
Runcorn	11.9 km	88.9
Kirkby	9.3 km	88.8
Widnes	6.3 km	87.3
Prescot	–	85.8
Newton-le-Willows	11.2 km	82.5
Huyton with Roby	4.4 km	78.2
Aintree	12.5 km	77.7
Haydock	9.7 km	71.6
Rainford	9.6 km	35.1
The typical town	–	76.2