Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birstall Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 245th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birstall Avenue (WA11 9LF) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birstall Avenue (WA11 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Grantham Crescent. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birstall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parbold Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ansty Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wysall Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Everton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mowbray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parbold Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Grantham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grantham Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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