Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brookway Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookway Lane (WA9 3RL) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookway Lane (WA9 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Madison Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlow Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookway Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Price Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Price Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brookland Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pond Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cherry Tree Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Brookway Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Madison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Madison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Madison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madison Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Barlow Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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