Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Peters Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 210th highest crime rate of 606 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 Close (WA9 2ET) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% higher than the Blackbrook average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Close (WA9 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidlaw Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pennine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pennine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Mendip Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mendip Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reeves Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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