Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowley Hill Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Rainford , and the 230th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowley Hill Lane (WA10 2AN) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% higher than the Rainford average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Hill Lane (WA10 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowley Hill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moray Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spray Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spray Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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