Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplar Grove area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 606 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 Poplar Grove (WA10 4AW) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Eccleston average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Grove (WA10 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Belmont Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Feathers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sculthorpe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coslett Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sculthorpe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Willow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Newlove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gibbons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gibbons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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