Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Denison Grove area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 602 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 Denison Grove (WA9 5SP) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denison Grove (WA9 5SP), 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 Denison Grove area

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

Data Sources

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