Total Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Smock Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Billinge & Seneley Green , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 602 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 Smock Lane (WN4 0SN) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Billinge & Seneley Green average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smock Lane (WN4 0SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garswood Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Billinge & Seneley Green

Crime Over Time in Smock Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forres Grove Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

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.

↑