Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 224th 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 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Road (S71 2BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Blakeley Close. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 33 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Blakeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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