Crime Rates at Scholes Lane, St. Helens, WA10 3PD

Scholes Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 148th 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 Scholes Lane (WA10 3PD) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholes Lane (WA10 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lonsdale Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borrowdale Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.