Crime Rates at Yewtree Avenue, St. Helens, WA9 3XA

Yewtree Avenue area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 233rd 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 Yewtree Avenue (WA9 3XA) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yewtree Avenue (WA9 3XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holbrook Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dryebeck Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.