Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Palmwood Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 606 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 Palmwood Avenue (L35 0PY) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Rainhill average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmwood Avenue (L35 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopdale Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherman Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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