Crime Rates at Mount Pleasant Avenue, St. Helens, WA9 2PS

Mount Pleasant Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Blackbrook , and the 126th 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 Mount Pleasant Avenue (WA9 2PS) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant Avenue (WA9 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcminnis Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunswick Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.