Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Victoria Villas area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 125th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Villas (L35 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 154.1% higher than the Rainhill average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Villas (L35 0LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brandreth Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Station Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B5413 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Priory Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tasker Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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