Total Crime Rate

413.2 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 413.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.3 10/10
  • Drugs 50.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Pocket Nook Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 18th highest crime rate of 606 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 Pocket Nook Street (WA9 1LR) in the last 12 months was 413.2 per 1,000 residents and was 247.6% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 234.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pocket Nook Street (WA9 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Bolton Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pocket Nook Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pocket Nook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Basin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street
Sep 2025Other theft Pocket Nook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Bank Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mcculloch Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mcculloch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcculloch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Traverse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Traverse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Traverse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trinity Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Davies Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardwick Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Trinity Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pocket Nook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bolton Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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