Total Crime Rate

580.2 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 580.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 244.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.6 10/10
  • Public order 53.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Drugs 38.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.5 7/10
  • Burglary 26.7 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ashcroft Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 10th 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 Ashcroft Street (WA9 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 580.2 per 1,000 residents and was 388.1% higher than the Parr average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 305.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashcroft Street (WA9 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolton Close, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackhorse Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashcroft Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Langtree Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Twyford Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parlane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orrell Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orrell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashcroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Knights Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackhorse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences O'Keeffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Twyford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Langtree Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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