Total Crime Rate

439.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

223.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 439.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 223.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Derwent Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 13th highest crime rate of 845 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 Derwent Road (S71 3RD) in the last 12 months was 439.7 per 1,000 residents and was 207.1% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 223.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Road (S71 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Blakeley Close. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Aldbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aldbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Blakeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Close —
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Data Sources

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