Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.7 6/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Old Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 606 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 Old Lane (WA11 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Rainford average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Lane (WA11 8JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Duxbury Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duxbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parklands Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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