Crime Rates at Brancker Avenue, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 8LS

Brancker Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 121st 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 Brancker Avenue (L35 8LS) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brancker Avenue (L35 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Second Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.