Total Crime Rate

436.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.1 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 436.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 218.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.1 9/10
  • Other theft 57.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Public order 38.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Watery Lane 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 Watery Lane (WA9 3HA) 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 Watery Lane (WA9 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near Marsland Grove. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Morris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marsland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marsland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodban Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cupra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cupra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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