Total Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cartmel Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 606 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 Cartmel Drive (L35 9JS) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% higher than the Rainhill average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartmel Drive (L35 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A57, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newby Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cartmel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A57 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemmingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holt Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A57 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A57 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A57 —
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Data Sources

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