Total Crime Rate

180.5 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 180.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.8 9/10
  • Drugs 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle 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

Tickle Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 70th highest crime rate of 606 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 180.5 per 1,000 residents and was 163.6% higher than the Blackbrook average (68.5 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tickle Avenue (WA9 1RT), 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 Tickle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redgate Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tickle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redgate Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Redgate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Kerr Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kerr Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delves Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tickle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delves Close —
Sep 2025Public order Castle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rimmer Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime O'Brien Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stocks Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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