Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pennine Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 235th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennine Drive (WA9 2BE) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Drive (WA9 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Cromdale Grove. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennine Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bromilow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromilow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Blackdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Ashtons Green Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stretton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stretton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromilow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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