Total Crime Rate

145.7 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 145.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashtons Green Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 99th 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 Ashtons Green Drive (WA9 2AT) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashtons Green Drive (WA9 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Cromdale Grove. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashtons Green Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromilow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firthland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Downland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firthland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firthland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromilow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromilow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pennine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mereland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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