Total Crime Rate

111.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 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 111.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Laithes Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 262nd 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 Laithes Lane (S71 3AN) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laithes Lane (S71 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Totley Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laithes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peveril Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peveril Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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