Total Crime Rate

125.4 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cromford Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 248th 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 Cromford Avenue (S71 3SX) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromford Avenue (S71 3SX), the main crime hotspot is near Aldbury Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laithes Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laithes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Derwent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peveril Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peak Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Bakewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bakewell Road —
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Data Sources

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