Total Crime Rate

502.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

256.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 502.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 256.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.7 10/10
  • Drugs 85.6 10/10
  • Public order 66.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Other crime 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Duncan Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 14th highest crime rate of 602 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 Duncan Street (WA10 3TE) in the last 12 months was 502.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 256.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duncan Street (WA10 3TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highpoint, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manning Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Duncan Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancashire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Pauls Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Pauls Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Napier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Enfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crispin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pigot Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancashire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lyon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highpoint Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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