Crime Rates at Close Street, St. Helens, WA9 5JA

Close Street area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 249th 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 Close Street (WA9 5JA) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Close Street (WA9 5JA), 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.