Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 Park area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scholes Park (WA10 3PG) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scholes Park (WA10 3PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dennis Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scholes Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dennis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Scholes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Forshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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