Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Drugs 19.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ormesby Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 70th 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 Ormesby Gardens (WA9 5WE) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ormesby Gardens (WA9 5WE), the main crime hotspot is near Basildon Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ormesby Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Welwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rollesby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Elton Head Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Martham Gardens 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 2026Drugs Close Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Welwyn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horseymere Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Womack Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Basildon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basildon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breydon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Basildon Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Poynter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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