Total Crime Rate

395.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 395.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blackbrook Road area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 19th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackbrook Road (WA11 9QA) in the last 12 months was 395.9 per 1,000 residents and was 478.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 273.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackbrook Road (WA11 9QA), the main crime hotspot is near Link Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chain Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Callon Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Chain Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ashurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ashurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ashurst Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Link Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Link Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bidston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Callon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dearnley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dearnley Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Beacon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiteside Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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