Total Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Freda Avenue area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 606 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 Freda Avenue (WA9 3UZ) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freda Avenue (WA9 3UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freda Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Yew Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandalwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandalwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rebecca Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandringham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Trent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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