Total Crime Rate

266.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 266.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.0 10/10
  • Drugs 30.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Perth Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Perth Avenue (WA9 5SJ) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 107.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 158.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Perth Avenue (WA9 5SJ), 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.

View Crime In Thatto Heath

Crime Over Time in Perth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elephant Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elephant Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayres Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canberra Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tasman Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Darwin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayres Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayres Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ayres Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ayres Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poynter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harlow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Freemantle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hatfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Close Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Close Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Close Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tasman Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tasman Grove Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 31

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑