Total Crime Rate

1769.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

707.8 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 1769.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 707.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 461.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 361.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 233.2 10/10
  • Public order 198.4 10/10
  • Drugs 158.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 115.3 10/10
  • Other theft 69.7 10/10
  • Burglary 40.2 10/10
  • Other crime 26.8 10/10
  • Robbery 26.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
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

Chalon Way West area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the highest crime rate of 602 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 Chalon Way West (WA10 1BF) in the last 12 months was 1769.4 per 1,000 residents and was 434.7% higher than the St Helens Town Centre average (330.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 264 (≈ 707.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalon Way West (WA10 1BF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chalon Way West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linkway West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linkway West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Linkway West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Exchange Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linkway West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linkway West —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalon Way West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalon Way West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chalon Way West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chalon Way West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chalon Way West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chalon Way West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linkway West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalon Way West —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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