Crime Rates at Gaskell Street, St. Helens, WA9 1PG

Gaskell Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 81st highest crime rate of 606 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 Gaskell Street (WA9 1PG) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaskell Street (WA9 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.