Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Lawton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 264th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawton Road (L35 0PL) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Rainhill average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawton Road (L35 0PL), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsdale Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Owen Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Birnam Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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