Crime Rates at Fernhill Walk, Clock Face, St Helens, WA9 4WB

Fernhill Walk area has the 26th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 113th 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 Fernhill Walk (WA9 4WB) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernhill Walk (WA9 4WB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hammersley Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bracken Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.