Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 148.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Birchfield Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 101st highest crime rate of 602 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 Birchfield Street (WA9 5QA) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Street (WA9 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stevens Street, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stevens Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stevens Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernlea Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Stevens Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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