Total Crime Rate
1584.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liverpool Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .
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 Liverpool Road (WA10 1AA) in the last 12 months was 1584.5 per 1,000 residents and was 372.9% higher than the St Helens Town Centre average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 237 (β 635.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liverpool Road (WA10 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linkway West, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Helens Town Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A58 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Liverpool Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Liverpool Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Liverpool Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Liverpool Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linkway West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Linkway West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Linkway West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linkway West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linkway West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linkway West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linkway West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalon Way West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chalon Way West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalon Way West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalon Way West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chalon Way West | Under investigation |
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