Total Crime Rate

307.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 307.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redgate Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 26th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redgate Drive (WA9 1RG) in the last 12 months was 307.4 per 1,000 residents and was 330.0% higher than the Blackbrook average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redgate Drive (WA9 1RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delves Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redgate Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Brien Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rimmer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simms Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Murphy Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nunn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccormack Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mccormack Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mccormack Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kerr Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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