Total Crime Rate

147.0 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 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windlehurst Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 97th 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 Windlehurst Avenue (WA10 6UQ) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 213.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windlehurst Avenue (WA10 6UQ), 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 Windlehurst Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Birch 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 Gamble Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamble Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Public order Princess Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Rivington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
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Data Sources

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