Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • 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
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

Chandlers Way area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 285th highest crime rate of 602 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 Chandlers Way (WA9 4TY) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chandlers Way (WA9 4TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bell Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chandlers Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Bowland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubits Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waymark Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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