Total Crime Rate
132.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borough Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Borough Road (WA10 3TA) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the St Helens Town Centre average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borough Road (WA10 3TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manning Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Helens Town Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crispin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manning Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manning Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crispin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Enfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Enfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Creswell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tullis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawrenson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pemberton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pemberton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duncan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crispin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Manning Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duncan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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