Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 96.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Pollitt Crescent area has the 40th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 195th 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 Pollitt Crescent (WA9 4RD) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 67.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollitt Crescent (WA9 4RD), 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 Pollitt Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaklands Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasture Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasture Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Millersdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millersdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millersdale —
Apr 2026Public order Burnage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnage Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammersley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammersley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammersley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ley Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorwood Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Moorwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littlecote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bentley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorwood Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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