Crime Rates at Sherdley Road, St. Helens, WA9 5HA

Sherdley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 57th highest crime rate of 602 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 Sherdley Road (WA9 5HA) in the last 12 months was 198.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% higher than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 79.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherdley Road (WA9 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Hempstead Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.