Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hill Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 134th 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 Hill Street (WA10 2SS) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Street (WA10 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 44 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 Hill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lord Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garswood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Sep 2025Drugs College Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs College Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birchley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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