Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Road area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 246th highest crime rate of 602 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 Forest Road (WA9 4BF) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (WA9 4BF), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Street. 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 Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waymark Gardens —
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Data Sources

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