Total Crime Rate

42.4 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 42.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ruskin Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Drive (WA10 6RW) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Rainford average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Drive (WA10 6RW), the main crime hotspot is near Tennis Street. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruskin Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stevenson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caraway Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dentons Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dentons Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sidney Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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