Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkstall Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 271st highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkstall Road (S71 1RT) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the St Helens average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkstall Road (S71 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6131, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkstall Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkstall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B6131 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cayton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdoch Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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