Crime Rates at Gartons Lane, Clock Face, St. Helens, WA9 4QX

Gartons Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 164th highest crime rate of 602 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 Gartons Lane (WA9 4QX) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gartons Lane (WA9 4QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaklands Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.