Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • 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

Wingfield Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 264th highest crime rate of 841 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 Wingfield Road (S71 3PP) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingfield Road (S71 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Darley Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wingfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riber Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edwins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edwins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monsal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossom View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ledbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Darley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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