Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 125.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 91.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · 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 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 129th 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 Windle Street (WA10 2DA) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windle Street (WA10 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near North Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 30 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlehurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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