Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hempstead Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 105th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hempstead Close (WA9 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Close (WA9 5EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Freemantle Avenue. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hempstead Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peterlee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Freemantle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peterlee Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Peterlee Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterlee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Peterlee Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peterlee Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Freemantle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Freemantle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobsons Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dobsons Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dobsons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dobsons Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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