Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellen Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 187th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellen Street (WA9 3QA) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Parr average (135.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellen Street (WA9 3QA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ellen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cupra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Edgeworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Shard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgeworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cupra Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lee Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Peckers Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodban Street —
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Data Sources

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