Total Crime Rate

167.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hard Lane (WA10 6PN) in the last 12 months was 167.7 per 1,000 residents and was 257.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hard Lane (WA10 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Hard Lane. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamble Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gamble Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamble Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windle Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Princess Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamble Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Furness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huyton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huyton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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