Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Waring Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 127th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waring Avenue (WA9 2PY) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waring Avenue (WA9 2PY), 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 Waring Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sexton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sexton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winter Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Winter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Winter Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winter Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Reynolds Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Havannah Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Winston Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Winston Avenue Local resolution
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 2026Public order Luther Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Luther 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 Havannah Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Winter Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Waring Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Mcminnis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Pleasant Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inman Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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