Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hornbeam Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 177th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornbeam Close (WA11 0TZ) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% higher than the Blackbrook average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Close (WA11 0TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackbrook Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiteside Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hornbeam Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiteside Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dearnley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dearnley Avenue —
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Data Sources

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