Total Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Honiston Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 252nd lowest 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 Honiston Avenue (L35 8LR) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 10 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Honiston Avenue (L35 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near Ratcliffe Place. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rainhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King Edward Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Longton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ratcliffe Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | First Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millom Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millom Avenue | Under investigation |
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