Total Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 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 153.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broad Oak Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 602 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 Broad Oak Road (WA9 2ER) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 114.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Oak Road (WA9 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Delves Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargreaves Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hargreaves Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kerr Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mccormack Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mccormack Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccormack Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Richards Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richards Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences O'Brien Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Epsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rimmer Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Murphy Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simms Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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