Total Crime Rate
199.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oldfield Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 57th 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 Oldfield Street (WA10 2SL) in the last 12 months was 199.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oldfield Street (WA10 2SL), 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.
View Crime In St Helens Town Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Volunteer Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carillon Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlehurst Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanhope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Volunteer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Volunteer Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
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