Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Elton Head Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 606 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 Elton Head Road (WA9 5BU) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elton Head Road (WA9 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bargate Water, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drake Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elton Head Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranworth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rollesby Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rollesby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Drake Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walsham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bargate Water Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bargate Water Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bargate Water Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bargate Water Under investigation
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Data Sources

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