Total Crime Rate

542.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

305.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 542.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 305.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 255.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Drugs 53.4 10/10
  • Public order 45.8 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ashcroft Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 11th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashcroft Street (WA9 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 542.0 per 1,000 residents and was 299.6% higher than the Parr average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 305.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Street (WA9 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bolton Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashcroft Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lascelles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twyford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Twyford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Twyford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twyford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sorogold Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorogold Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lascelles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bolton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lascelles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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