Crime Rate in Windle, ward

Windle has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in St. Helens district and the 2831st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 386th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Windle in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the St. Helens district average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Windle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 304 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 378 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Windle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near North Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.