Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Creswell Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Creswell Street (WA10 2PN) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Creswell Street (WA10 2PN), 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 | Drugs | Napier Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Napier Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Virgil Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manning Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Manning Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lyon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manning Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crispin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crispin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crispin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Standen Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grant Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pemberton Street | Under investigation |
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