Total Crime Rate

1439.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

805.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1439.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 805.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 598.6 10/10
  • Public order 182.9 10/10
  • Drugs 161.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 95.0 10/10
  • Other crime 49.9 10/10
  • Other theft 42.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 602 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 2TW) in the last 12 months was 1439.4 per 1,000 residents and was 335.0% higher than the St Helens Town Centre average (330.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 252 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 339 (≈ 805.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (WA10 2TW), the main crime hotspot is near William Street. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brook Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlehurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Barrow Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claughton Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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