Total Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Renfrew Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 606 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 Renfrew Avenue (WA11 9RW) in the last 12 months was 10.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Blackbrook average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Renfrew Avenue (WA11 9RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashurst Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Erskine Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Orkney Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chain Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Glade Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Glade Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Glade Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chain Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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