Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Charles Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 242nd lowest 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 Charles Street (WA10 1LP) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (WA10 1LP), 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 Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
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 2025Public order Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cansfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaw Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Hall Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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