Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Oakley Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billinge & Seneley Green , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 606 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 Oakley Avenue (WN5 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 282.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakley Avenue (WN5 7HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakley Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beacon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beacon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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