Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Whittle Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 284th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whittle Street (WA10 3EB) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher than the Eccleston average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittle Street (WA10 3EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royal Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittle Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whittle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thatto Heath Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatto Heath Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rochester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fidler Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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