Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Scholes Lane area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scholes Lane (WA10 3NU) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholes Lane (WA10 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dennis Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lonie Grove (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scholes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Forshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Scholes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Polinda Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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