Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derbyshire Hill Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 130th 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 Derbyshire Hill Road (WA9 2LT) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Parr average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derbyshire Hill Road (WA9 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcminnis Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlow Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derbyshire Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sky Lark Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Price Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hignett Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rudd Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Weaver Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weaver Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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