Total Crime Rate
207.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Paul Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 606 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 St Paul Street (WA10 2ET) in the last 12 months was 207.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Paul Street (WA10 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 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.
View Crime In St Helens Town Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manning Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrenson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tullis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Virgil Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manning Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pemberton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pemberton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Creswell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manning Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manning Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Standen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
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