Total Crime Rate

300.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 300.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.5 10/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Drugs 28.2 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albion Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 26th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albion Street (WA10 2HB) in the last 12 months was 300.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 197.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Street (WA10 2HB), the main crime hotspot is near Manning Street. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harris Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Manning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manning Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Grant Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Manning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Manning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kitchener Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Virgil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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