Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 26th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 212th highest crime rate of 602 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 Pennine Drive (WA9 2BT) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Drive (WA9 2BT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 28 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 (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stretton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Epsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stretton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Blackdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashtons Green Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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