Total Crime Rate

112.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 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 112.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Trowell Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 260th 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 Trowell Way (S71 3DU) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trowell Way (S71 3DU), the main crime hotspot is near Mansfield Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Trowell Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bellbank Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Radcliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Croft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Croft Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Oxton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stoney Royd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carr Furlong Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radcliffe Road
Apr 2026Other theft Laxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollerton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trowell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pit Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeston Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beeston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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