Total Crime Rate

85.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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

Cowley Hill Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 221st highest crime rate of 606 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 2AS) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% higher than the Rainford average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Hill Lane (WA10 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Atherton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balker Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briars Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Hill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanhope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanhope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chorley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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