Crime Rates at Smith Street, St. Helens, WA9 3PR

Smith Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 145th highest crime rate of 602 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 Smith Street (WA9 3PR) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Street (WA9 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peckers Hill Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joseph Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.