Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 112.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 17th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 149th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watery Lane (WA9 3HF) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the Parr average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (WA9 3HF), 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marsland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marsland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mereland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Portland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marsland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsland Grove —
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Data Sources

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