Crime Rates at Gower Street, St. Helens, WA9 3DP

Gower Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 19th 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 Gower Street (WA9 3DP) in the last 12 months was 436.0 per 1,000 residents and was 221.4% higher than the Parr average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gower Street (WA9 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whittaker Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.