Crime Rates at Second Avenue, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 4LW

Second Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 290th 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 Second Avenue (L35 4LW) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (L35 4LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ratcliffe Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandon Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.