Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Ashtons Green Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 201st highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashtons Green Drive (WA9 2AW) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashtons Green Drive (WA9 2AW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 33 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 Ashtons Green Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mendip Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mendip Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cotswold Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cotswold Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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