Total Crime Rate
265.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orville Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 31st 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 Orville Street (WA9 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 265.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% higher than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orville Street (WA9 3JJ), 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.
View Crime In Bold & Lea Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parsonage Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodban Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsland Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marsland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marsland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carnegie Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marsland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hoghton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penlake Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penlake Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goodban Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Herbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helena Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taylor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orville Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Peckers Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Joseph Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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