Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dearnley Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 154th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dearnley Avenue (WA11 9RG) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dearnley Avenue (WA11 9RG), the main crime hotspot is near Link Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dearnley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackbrook Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dearnley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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