Total Crime Rate

171.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wakefield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 136th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (S71 3LT) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher than the St Helens average (143.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (S71 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near The Gateway. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6131 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gateway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murdoch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerien Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerien Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Lodge Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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