Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Leach Lane area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 606 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 Leach Lane (WA9 4PU) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leach Lane (WA9 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near Lakemoor Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leach Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hawthorne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tilbrook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakemoor Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lakemoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakemoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakemoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riddell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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