Total Crime Rate

1196.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

459.5 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 1196.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 459.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 331.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.3 10/10
  • Public order 182.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 175.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.1 10/10
  • Drugs 40.5 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 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

Yorkshire Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 4th 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 Yorkshire Gardens (WA10 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 1196.0 per 1,000 residents and was 261.4% 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 Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 459.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yorkshire Gardens (WA10 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near A570. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yorkshire Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancashire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order A570 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A570 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancashire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copperas Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Yorkshire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Shires Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Yorkshire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Liverpool Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Liverpool Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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