Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Elm Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billinge & Seneley Green , and the 223rd 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 Elm Avenue (WN4 0QN) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 113.4% higher than the Billinge & Seneley Green average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Avenue (WN4 0QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lilac Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Brambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ranmore Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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