Total Crime Rate

1517.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1517.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 582.0 10/10
  • Public order 223.3 10/10
  • Drugs 187.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.9 10/10
  • Other theft 52.3 10/10
  • Other crime 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
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

Ormskirk Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 606 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 Ormskirk Street (WA10 2TF) in the last 12 months was 1517.8 per 1,000 residents and was 353.0% higher 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 245 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -55.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 347 (≈ 824.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ormskirk Street (WA10 2TF), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ormskirk Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exchange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalon Way West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalon Way West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalon Way West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Chalon Way West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chalon Way West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Union Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Exchange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Exchange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chalon Way West Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chalon Way West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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