Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 110.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackstone Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 154th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackstone Avenue (WA11 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the Blackbrook average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackstone Avenue (WA11 9BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Gardens. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Beacon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bidston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wysall Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windmill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Billinge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Billinge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Billinge Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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