Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsden Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 277th 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 Marsden Avenue (WA10 4JH) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsden Avenue (WA10 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Liberty Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Kitchener Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bronte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liberty Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Liberty Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caraway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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