Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Boardmans Lane area has the 21st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 189th highest crime rate of 606 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 Boardmans Lane (WA9 1HH) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Blackbrook average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boardmans Lane (WA9 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Delves Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boardmans Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reeves Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime O'Brien Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rimmer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Castle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delves Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delves Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kerr Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kerr Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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