Total Crime Rate
1517.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Road 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 North Road (WA10 2TL) 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 North Road (WA10 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 164 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Helens Town Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Volunteer Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Volunteer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Volunteer Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | 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 | Vehicle crime | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Union Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crab Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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