Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hardshaw Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 256th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardshaw Street (WA10 1JR) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Parr average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardshaw Street (WA10 1JR), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Street. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 87 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hardshaw Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birchley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cansfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haydock Street
Sep 2025Drugs Haydock Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Haydock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standish Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standish Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Street

Data Sources

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