Total Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 18.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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 theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Old Whint Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 602 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 Old Whint Road (WA11 0DW) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Whint Road (WA11 0DW), 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 Old Whint Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tobermory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tobermory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Street —
Apr 2026Burglary West End Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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