Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 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 128.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Farm Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 122nd 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 Farm Road (WA9 4UD) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Road (WA9 4UD), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wray Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mews —
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Data Sources

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