Total Crime Rate

354.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.4 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 354.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Drugs 64.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.8 10/10
  • Public order 43.0 10/10
  • Other crime 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

College Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 24th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Street (WA10 1TP) in the last 12 months was 354.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Street (WA10 1TP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gleave Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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