Total Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laurel Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 125th lowest 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 Laurel Road (WA10 4AT) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the Eccleston average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Road (WA10 4AT), the main crime hotspot is near The Feathers. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunriding Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Way | Under investigation |
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