Crime Rate in Blackbrook, ward

Blackbrook has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 wards in St. Helens district and the 3489th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 290th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blackbrook in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the St. Helens district average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blackbrook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 391 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 458 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blackbrook ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Link Avenue (48 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.