Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 177.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • 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
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

Lacey Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lacey Street (WA10 3SH) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lacey Street (WA10 3SH), the main crime hotspot is near Stevens Court. Police recorded 21 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 Lacey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whittle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevens Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Thatto Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whittle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Legion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whittle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cairo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cairo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crosby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Polinda Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevens Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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