Total Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Croft End area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 60th highest crime rate of 606 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 Croft End (WA9 3RB) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft End (WA9 3RB), the main crime hotspot is near Cromdale Grove. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mereland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromilow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromilow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bromilow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cromdale Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firthland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Downland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firthland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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