Total Crime Rate

187.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • 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

Gaskell Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 602 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 Gaskell Street (WA9 1PY) in the last 12 months was 187.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaskell Street (WA9 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithfield Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caldwell Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gaskell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammond Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Caldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Gaskell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Morgan Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allanson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monmouth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parr Stocks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smithfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caldwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaskell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gaskell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sankey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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