Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Yewtree Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 204th lowest 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 Yewtree Avenue (WA9 3XA) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yewtree Avenue (WA9 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Sandalwood Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yewtree Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandalwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryebeck Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandringham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandalwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rebecca Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Yew Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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