Total Crime Rate
236.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windle Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 41st highest crime rate of 606 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 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the St Helens Town Centre average (335.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 181.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windle Street (WA10 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Helens Town Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlehurst Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carillon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Volunteer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
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