Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oaks Close area has the 47th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 221st highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaks Close (WA9 4UY) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaks Close (WA9 4UY), 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 Oaks Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Field Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eccles Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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