Total Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dahlia Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 73rd 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 Dahlia Close (WA9 4LR) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dahlia Close (WA9 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evergreen Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Primula Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bold & Lea Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Daffodil Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Azalea Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dahlia Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Andromeda Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Pastures | — |
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