Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 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 104.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wakefield Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 289th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (S71 3LT) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (S71 3LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Gateway, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkstall Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B6131 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cayton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdoch Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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