Total Crime Rate

308.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 308.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Drugs 30.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mount Pleasant Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 25th highest crime rate of 602 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 Mount Pleasant Avenue (WA9 2PT) in the last 12 months was 308.7 per 1,000 residents and was 127.6% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 142.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant Avenue (WA9 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Winter Grove. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Weaver Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luther Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Pleasant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Luther Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Luther Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waring Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havannah Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Havannah Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reynolds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winter Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mersey Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rudd Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Rudd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hignett Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rudd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mcminnis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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