Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arbury Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 165th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arbury Avenue (WA11 9HW) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arbury Avenue (WA11 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beacon Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Billinge Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Everton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beacon Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Billinge Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Huncote Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramcote Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramcote Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parbold Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansty Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parbold Avenue | — |
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