Total Crime Rate

241.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 241.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Drugs 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 39th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (WA11 0TN) in the last 12 months was 241.7 per 1,000 residents and was 253.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (WA11 0TN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Homestead Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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