Total Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 61.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
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

Delamere 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.

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Crime Over Time in Delamere Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walkers Lane
Sep 2025Public order Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue

Data Sources

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