Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Boardmans Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 286th highest crime rate of 602 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 Boardmans Lane (WA11 9BB) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Blackbrook average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boardmans Lane (WA11 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boardmans Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Murphy Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Brien Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidston Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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