Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Edward Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 223rd 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 Edward Street (WA11 0EE) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (WA11 0EE), 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 Edward Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street
Apr 2026Burglary West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tobermory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tobermory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loweswater Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting West End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Street
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Park Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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