Total Crime Rate

244.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.0 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 244.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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

Mather Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 39th 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 Mather Avenue (WA9 1SS) in the last 12 months was 244.0 per 1,000 residents and was 241.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 144.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mather Avenue (WA9 1SS), 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 Mather Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stocks Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Granville Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kerr Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nunn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stocks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simms Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rimmer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccormack Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Morgan Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Mccormack Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mccormack Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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