Crime Rates at Lewis Street, St. Helens, WA10 2ER

Lewis Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 13th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lewis Street (WA10 2ER) in the last 12 months was 525.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 322.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewis Street (WA10 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highpoint, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manning Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.