Crime Rates at Cowley Street, St Helens, WA10 2SX

Cowley 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 Cowley Street (WA10 2SX) 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 Cowley Street (WA10 2SX), 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.