Total Crime Rate

263.4 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 263.4 10/10
  • Drugs 64.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lord Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 32nd 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 Lord Street (WA10 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 263.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 Drugs with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (WA10 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crab Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs College Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Birchley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garswood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Volunteer Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Volunteer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Volunteer Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oldfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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