Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatland Close area has the 44th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 211th 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 Wheatland Close (WA9 4EW) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatland Close (WA9 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Hammersley Avenue. Police recorded 23 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 Wheatland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasture Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Burnage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burnage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millersdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Millersdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasture Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moreton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorwood Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Moorwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millersdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammersley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammersley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammersley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallow Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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