Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stoney Royd area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 365th 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 Stoney Royd (S71 3NU) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoney Royd (S71 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near Beeston Square. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stoney Royd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeston Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recreation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trowell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Recreation Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Carr Furlong Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pit Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beeston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollerton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stoney Royd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laxton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenset View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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