Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bexhill Gardens area has the 47th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 208th 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 Bexhill Gardens (WA9 5FQ) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bexhill Gardens (WA9 5FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aspen Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edge Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bold & Lea Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aspen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newmarket Gardens | Under investigation |
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