Total Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gerrard Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Billinge & Seneley Green , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gerrard Road (WN5 7ND) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gerrard Road (WN5 7ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garswood Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Billinge & Seneley Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Village View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackleyhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenswood Brow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenswood Brow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenswood Brow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Recreation Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenswood Brow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Drive | Under investigation |
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