Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 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 127.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Princess Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Rainford , and the 124th 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 Princess Avenue (WA10 6NE) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 208.2% higher than the Rainford average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Avenue (WA10 6NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gamble Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pine Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Birch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sycamore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whalley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyresdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hard Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyresdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyresdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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