Total Crime Rate

103.6 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 103.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hard Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 175th highest crime rate of 606 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 Hard Lane (WA10 6NY) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hard Lane (WA10 6NY), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmell Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hard Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Simmons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windle City Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Windle City Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Bees Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Cartmell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bees Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnforth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnforth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birch Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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