Total Crime Rate

629.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 629.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 324.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.1 10/10
  • Other theft 79.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Public order 35.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watery Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 8th highest crime rate of 606 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 629.4 per 1,000 residents and was 429.6% higher than the Parr average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% 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 39 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnegie Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marsland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Marsland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodban Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsland Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Worsley Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Morris Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marsland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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