Crime Rates at Pennine Drive, St. Helens, WA9 2BE

Pennine Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 114th 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 Pennine Drive (WA9 2BE) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 102.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Drive (WA9 2BE), 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.