Total Crime Rate
126.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bodden Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 128th 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 Bodden Street (WA9 4RL) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bodden Street (WA9 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaklands Court, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millersdale (12 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Millersdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Burnage Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Burnage Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollitt Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wray Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunsop Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bodden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rye Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Field Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oaklands Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millersdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Millersdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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