Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sherdley Park Drive area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherdley Park Drive (WA9 3TP) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherdley Park Drive (WA9 3TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anne Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherdley Park Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heward Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freda Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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