Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rivington Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 179th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rivington Road (WA10 4NB) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% higher than the Rainford average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rivington Road (WA10 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Elliot Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rivington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kitchener Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Virgil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dentons Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bronte Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dentons Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliot Street 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
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Data Sources

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