Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 134.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gardeners Way area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 114th 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 Gardeners Way (L35 4PU) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gardeners Way (L35 4PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5204, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ritherup Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gardeners Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary B5204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5204 —
Apr 2026Robbery B5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery B5204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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