Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cross Pit Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 89th 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 Cross Pit Lane (WA11 8AH) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 234.6% higher than the Rainford average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Pit Lane (WA11 8AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Pit Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southern'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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