Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Berkshire Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 257th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berkshire Gardens (WA10 3XP) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkshire Gardens (WA10 3XP), the main crime hotspot is near Crispin Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berkshire Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancashire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancashire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Shires Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crispin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Yorkshire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Yorkshire Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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