Total Crime Rate

593.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.1 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 593.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 245.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.2 10/10
  • Other theft 76.0 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 7th highest crime rate of 602 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 593.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% higher 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 Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 187.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Road (WA10 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridgeman Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boundary Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Pauls Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pigot Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Pauls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Virgil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Napier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeman Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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