Total Crime Rate

92.9 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 92.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ireland Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 206th highest crime rate of 606 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 Ireland Road (WA11 0SH) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ireland Road (WA11 0SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Georgias Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooper Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ireland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ireland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quayle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Ireland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clipsley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovecote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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