Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Drugs 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kitchener Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 130th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kitchener Street (WA10 4LU) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 219.4% higher than the Eccleston average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitchener Street (WA10 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Elliot Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kitchener Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitchener Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bronte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Devon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Devon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Virgil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silkstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silkstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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