Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 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 66.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Kilburn Grove area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 295th 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 Kilburn Grove (WA9 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kilburn Grove (WA9 5EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Close Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Timor Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kilburn Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Darwin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Elephant Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elephant Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Close Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Womack Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tasman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Close Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tasman Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Canberra Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasman Grove

Data Sources

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