Total Crime Rate

242.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 242.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Eccleston 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 Eccleston Street (WA10 2PH) 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 Eccleston Street (WA10 2PH), 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 Eccleston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime St Pauls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Pauls Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Lyon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abberley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highpoint Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pigot Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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