Total Crime Rate

168.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bedford 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 Bedford Street (WA9 1PH) 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 Bedford Street (WA9 1PH), 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.

View Crime In Parr

Crime Over Time in Bedford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Surrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sankey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Allanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hammond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑