Total Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 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 64.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Maple Avenue area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 299th 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 Maple Avenue (WA11 0HS) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Avenue (WA11 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leyland Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookside Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Central Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Central Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gardiner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gardiner Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maple Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maple Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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