Total Crime Rate

196.1 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 196.1 9/10
  • Drugs 44.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dorothy Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 59th 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 Dorothy Street (WA9 5RW) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% 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 Drugs with 9 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 ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorothy Street (WA9 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmfield Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Timor Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorothy Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canberra Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elmfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tasman Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canberra Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canberra Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Elmfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queensland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adelaide Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Radley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hobart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Radley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Radley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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