Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.9 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prescot Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 602 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 Prescot Road (WA10 3TY) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 104.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescot Road (WA10 3TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridgeman Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prescot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Enfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgeman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Crowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Creswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket 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 2026Bicycle theft Crowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underhill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silkstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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