Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chiltern Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 106th highest crime rate of 606 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 Chiltern Road (WA9 2HS) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 107.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 117.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chiltern Road (WA9 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackbrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambourne Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwyn Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cotswold Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cotswold Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sky Lark Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwyn Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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