Total Crime Rate

192.1 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 192.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Sankey Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 63rd 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 Sankey Street (WA9 1QF) in the last 12 months was 192.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sankey Street (WA9 1QF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sankey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Place 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 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 2025Other crime Allanson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smithfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smithfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithfield Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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