Crime Rates at Stapleton Avenue, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 4PR

Stapleton Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 248th highest crime rate of 602 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 Stapleton Avenue (L35 4PR) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stapleton Avenue (L35 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5204, where police recorded 20 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.