Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Peebles Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 142nd lowest 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 Peebles Avenue (WA11 9QS) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peebles Avenue (WA11 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Erskine Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peebles Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chain Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beacon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billinge Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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