Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehouse Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 255th highest crime rate of 606 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 Whitehouse Close (WA11 0JW) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Blackbrook average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehouse Close (WA11 0JW), the main crime hotspot is near Central Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehouse Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Leyland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Darent Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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