Total Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.9 1/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Martin Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 606 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 Martin Avenue (WA10 6UH) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Rainford average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -93.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Martin Avenue (WA10 6UH), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Rainford

Crime Over Time in Martin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Windle City Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Windle City Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bailey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bees Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Bees Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birch Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balker Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rivington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Princess Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

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.

↑