Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunbeath 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 Dunbeath Avenue (L35 0QH) 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 Dunbeath Avenue (L35 0QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherman Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jackson Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rainhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherman Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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