Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croxteth Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Rainford , and the 267th highest 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 Croxteth Drive (WA11 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croxteth Drive (WA11 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duxbury Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croxteth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leyland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lakeside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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