Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Borough Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (WA10 3RN) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (WA10 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Enfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Downs Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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