Crime Rate in Rainford, ward

Rainford has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in St. Helens district and the 2287th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 359th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rainford in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% lower than the St. Helens district average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rainford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -64.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rainford ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Leyland Road, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Duxbury Close (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.