Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 44.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Brunswick Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunswick Street (WA9 2JE) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Street (WA9 2JE), the main crime hotspot is near Berwyn Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Southport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cotswold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Derbyshire Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weaver Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Weaver Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwyn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mersey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barlow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chiltern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horseshoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe Close —
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Data Sources

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