Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barlow Grove area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 166th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barlow Grove (WA9 2NP) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Parr average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barlow Grove (WA9 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Barlow Grove. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barlow Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hignett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Price Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brookland Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudd Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Price Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rudd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pond Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Tree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barlow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Derbyshire Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudd Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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