Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Peter Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 191st 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 Peter Street (WA10 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peter Street (WA10 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highpoint, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manning Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Pauls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Pauls Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Spray Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spray Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Standen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lyon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Standen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pigot Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highpoint Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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