Total Crime Rate

240.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 240.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

New Lodge Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 67th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Lodge Crescent (S71 1SE) in the last 12 months was 240.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Lodge Crescent (S71 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Stainton Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Lodge Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Marston Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdoch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cayton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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