Total Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Darwin Grove area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darwin Grove (WA9 5SD) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Grove (WA9 5SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freemantle Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ayres Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Darwin Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poynter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Close Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Close Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hatfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Canberra Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elephant Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Martham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Basildon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasman Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tasman Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tasman Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elephant Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ayres Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hatfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Freemantle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Darwin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Basildon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ayres Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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