Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 128.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennine Drive (WA9 2BL) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Drive (WA9 2BL), 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Epsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashtons Green Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stretton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stretton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Oak Road 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 Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Bromilow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bromilow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Blackdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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