Total Crime Rate
141.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bodden Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 107th highest crime rate of 606 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 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bodden Street (WA9 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near Jersey Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bold & Lea Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lever Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnage Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riding Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riding Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Agnes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millersdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lever Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wray Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rye Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hornby Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gartons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gartons Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gartons Lane | Local resolution |
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