Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Lilac Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Billinge & Seneley Green , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 602 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 Lilac Grove (WN5 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 182.3% higher than the Billinge & Seneley Green average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Grove (WN5 7QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenfield View (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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