Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hard Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Rainford , and the 291st highest crime rate of 602 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 Hard Lane (WA10 6PH) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% higher than the Rainford average (41.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hard Lane (WA10 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Windle

Crime Over Time in Hard Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birch Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whalley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sycamore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birch Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑