Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lenfield Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 236th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lenfield Drive (WA11 0AR) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% higher than the Blackbrook average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lenfield Drive (WA11 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West End Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sumner Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lenfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Other crime Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fosters Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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