Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 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
  • 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

St Thomas Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 212th 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 St Thomas Close (WA10 6BN) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Close (WA10 6BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Thomas Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rainford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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