Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Carlton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 164th highest crime rate of 845 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 Carlton Road (S71 2BA) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher than the St Helens average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.5 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 Carlton Road (S71 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Aldbury Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athersley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helen'S Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athersley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athersley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athersley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athersley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aldbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aldbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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