Total Crime Rate

463.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 463.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.8 10/10
  • Drugs 89.5 10/10
  • Public order 77.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Other crime 31.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Banner Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 16th 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 Banner Street (WA10 3TJ) in the last 12 months was 463.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 241.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banner Street (WA10 3TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highpoint, where police recorded 93 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.

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Crime Over Time in Banner Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawrenson Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highpoint Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Highpoint Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Standen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crispin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crispin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crispin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highpoint Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Shires Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duncan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Manning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Manning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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