Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Heatherleigh area has the 47th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 208th 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 Heatherleigh (WA9 5ST) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heatherleigh (WA9 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Fountain Street. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heatherleigh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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