Crime Rate in Bold & Lea Green, ward

Bold & Lea Green has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in St. Helens district and the 963rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 88th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bold & Lea Green in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% higher than the St. Helens district average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bold & Lea Green’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 609 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , up 57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 797 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bold & Lea Green ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 207 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Emmett Street (58 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.