Total Crime Rate

666.7 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 666.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 307.0 10/10
  • Other theft 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Drugs 35.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Boundary Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 6th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boundary Road (WA10 2PS) in the last 12 months was 666.7 per 1,000 residents and was 99.0% higher 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 Shoplifting with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 160.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Road (WA10 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tullis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downs Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downs Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bronte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Virgil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kitchener Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Creswell Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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