Crime Rates at Lime Grove, Rainford, St. Helens, WA11 8DS

Lime Grove area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Rainford , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 602 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 Lime Grove (WA11 8DS) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Rainford average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Grove (WA11 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Spinney (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.