Crime Rates at Croxteth Drive, Rainford, St. Helens, WA11 8LA

Croxteth Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Rainford , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croxteth Drive (WA11 8LA) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Rainford average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croxteth Drive (WA11 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leyland Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duxbury Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.