Total Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (L34 2RD) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% lower than the Eccleston average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (L34 2RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laurel Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwent Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bookbinders Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bookbinders Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evelyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawler Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawler Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Laurel Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cliftonville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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