Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Helens Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Road (L34 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher than the Eccleston average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (L34 2QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scholes Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingleholme Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleholme Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorsey Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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