Total Crime Rate
110.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Singleton Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 156th highest crime rate of 602 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 Singleton Avenue (WA11 9DA) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Singleton Avenue (WA11 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bidston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansty Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bidston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Everton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Longridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drayton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bidston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parbold Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parbold Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mulcrow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wysall Close | — |
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