Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alder Hey Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Hey Road (WA10 4DN) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Hey Road (WA10 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Mcfarlane Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Hey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gibbons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alpine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gibbons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Hey Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Burglary Fairclough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcfarlane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Peet Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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