Total Crime Rate

225.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 225.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.6 10/10
  • Drugs 31.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waterside Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 45th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside Court (WA9 1UA) in the last 12 months was 225.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% higher than the Parr average (118.9 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 141.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside Court (WA9 1UA), the main crime hotspot is near Barber Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterside Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Graham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pocket Nook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pocket Nook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pocket Nook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Graham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Davies Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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