Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cygnet Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cygnet Gardens (WA9 1SE) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cygnet Gardens (WA9 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Granville Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cygnet Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nunn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simms Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stocks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sankey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rimmer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breccia Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Caldwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Caldwell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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