Total Crime Rate
85.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parr Grove 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 Parr Grove (WA11 0EF) 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 Parr Grove (WA11 0EF), 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.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | West End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tobermory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tobermory Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | West End Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mark'S Street | — |
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