Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.7 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 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Cheviot Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 98th 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 Cheviot Avenue (WA9 2BX) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Avenue (WA9 2BX), 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 Cheviot Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ashtons Green Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackdown Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horseshoe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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