Total Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tickle Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 96th 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 Tickle Avenue (WA9 1RT) in the last 12 months was 151.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tickle Avenue (WA9 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Delves Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tickle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mccormack Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nunn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kerr Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccormack Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rimmer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stocks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Brien Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Murphy Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mccormack Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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