Total Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Birch Grove area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billinge & Seneley Green , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Grove (WN4 0QX) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Grove (WN4 0QX), 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.

View Crime In Billinge & Seneley Green

Crime Over Time in Birch Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Leyland Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 4 of 4

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑