Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 11.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Penlake Industrial Estate area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penlake Industrial Estate (WA9 4JA) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penlake Industrial Estate (WA9 4JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peckers Hill Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Joseph Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penlake Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Peckers Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smith Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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