Total Crime Rate

386.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.4 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 386.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.0 10/10
  • Drugs 65.8 10/10
  • Public order 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vernon Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 22nd 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 Vernon Street (WA9 1LP) in the last 12 months was 386.8 per 1,000 residents and was 185.2% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 218.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Street (WA9 1LP), 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 Vernon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Langtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langtree Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Langtree Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holly Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bolton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mcculloch Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Basin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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