Total Crime Rate
242.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Napier Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 41st 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 Napier Street (WA10 2EX) in the last 12 months was 242.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Napier Street (WA10 2EX), 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.
View Crime In St Helens Town Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Highpoint | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bruce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Pauls Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bruce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bruce Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bruce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Highpoint | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Pauls Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Napier Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Creswell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highpoint | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Highpoint | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Highpoint | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highpoint | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highpoint | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highpoint | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crispin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pigot Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Napier Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highpoint | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highpoint | Under investigation |
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