Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Warburton Hey area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 602 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 Warburton Hey (L35 4LE) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warburton Hey (L35 4LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwent Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warburton Hey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandreth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Ratcliffe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Edward Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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