Total Crime Rate

184.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.6 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 184.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Windle Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 66th 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 Windle Street (WA10 2BL) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windle Street (WA10 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlehurst Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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