Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oppenheim Avenue area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 606 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 Oppenheim Avenue (WA10 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oppenheim Avenue (WA10 3QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lonie Grove. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oppenheim Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millom Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Polinda Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Borrowdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Borrowdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Forshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Scholes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Scholes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Scholes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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