Total Crime Rate

265.0 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 265.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.5 10/10
  • Drugs 42.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shard 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 Shard Street (WA9 3JX) 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 Shard Street (WA9 3JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orville Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joseph Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Herbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Joseph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Herbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walter Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodban Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goodban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Peckers Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penlake Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parsonage Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reginald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reginald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sommersby Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penlake Lane —
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Data Sources

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