Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kirkstall Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkstall Road (S71 1RS) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower than the St Helens average (143.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkstall Road (S71 1RS), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkstall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murdoch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burn Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Lodge Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standhill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6131 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Standhill Crescent —
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Data Sources

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