Total Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Garden area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Rainford , and the 162nd lowest 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 Birch Garden (WA10 6UT) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Garden (WA10 6UT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Garden area

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

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