Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 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 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Ellaby Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 250th 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 Ellaby Road (L35 4PP) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellaby Road (L35 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellaby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandreth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Ratcliffe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
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Data Sources

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