Crime Rates at Heigham Gardens, St. Helens, WA9 5WB

Heigham Gardens area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 606 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 Heigham Gardens (WA9 5WB) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heigham Gardens (WA9 5WB), the main crime hotspot is near Basildon Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.