Total Crime Rate

180.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 180.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Public order 35.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Tennyson Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 69th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tennyson Street (WA9 4BH) in the last 12 months was 180.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 127.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Street (WA9 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burns Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Preston Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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