Total Crime Rate

107.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 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 107.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Peters Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 165th 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 St Peters Way (WA9 2ES) in the last 12 months was 107.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Way (WA9 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheviot Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stretton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stretton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Epsom Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peters Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidlaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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