Total Crime Rate
64.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strathmore Grove area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 288th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Strathmore Grove (WA9 3TL) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strathmore Grove (WA9 3TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherdley Park Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bold & Lea Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Balmoral Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandringham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherdley Park Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sherdley Park Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sherdley Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherdley Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherdley Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marshalls Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshalls Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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