Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wray Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wray Avenue (WA9 4SB) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wray Avenue (WA9 4SB), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wray Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lever Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lever Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Agnes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rye Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wray Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Tree Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jersey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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