Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.1 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 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Malvern Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 99th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Road (WA9 2HD) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 109.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Road (WA9 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horseshoe Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambourne Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Public order Cotswold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold 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
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mersey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Southport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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