Total Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Badgers Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Badgers Close (L35 6AA) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Rainhill average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Badgers Close (L35 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherman Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badgers Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rainhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bartholomew Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alva Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sherman Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Badgers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bartholomew Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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