Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Delamere Avenue area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 301st 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 Delamere Avenue (WA9 4AP) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Delamere Avenue (WA9 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Street. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bold & Lea Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walkers Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Preston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Preston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burns Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wordsworth Avenue | — |
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