Rainford Crime Rate September 2025 | Monthly Statistics

Rainford's September 2025 crime rate of 1.3 per 1,000 residents stands 82.4% below the UK average of 7.4 per 1,000, highlighting the area's markedly safer profile. The crime breakdown reveals a dominance of violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 85.7% of total incidents (6 cases), followed by drugs at 14.3% (1 case). This pattern diverges from the UK average, where violence and sexual offences typically form a smaller proportion of total crimes. Seasonal factors in September—such as the return to school and university freshers' week—may have influenced the crime mix, though the low overall rate suggests community resilience or effective local policing. The area's position as a built-up part of St. Helens, likely characterized by a mix of residential and commercial zones, may contribute to its crime profile. While violence and sexual offences are 57% below the UK average, the single drug-related incident raises questions about localized pressures, even as broader trends remain stable. The absence of property crimes in the breakdown, which are typically more common in urban areas, indicates a unique dynamic in Rainford, shaped by its specific demographics or community structures. This low crime environment, however, must be contextualized within the broader UK landscape, where even minor fluctuations can be significant in smaller populations.

September 2025 witnessed a dramatic 100% increase in drug-related crimes, rising from 0 to 1 incident. This contrasted sharply with a 45.5% decrease in violence and sexual offences, which fell from 11 to 6 cases. The latter decline brought the rate of such crimes to 1.1 per 1,000 in Rainford, 57% below the UK average of 2.6 per 1,000. The shift in crime mix—violence and sexual offences dominating at 85.7% of total crimes—suggests a focus on interpersonal incidents over property crimes, a pattern that diverges from the UK average where property crimes typically form a larger share. For residents, the 100% rise in drug offences, though a single incident, may signal a need for local awareness around emerging issues, even as broader violent crime trends show improvement.

Rainford's September 2025 crime rate of 1.3 per 1,000 residents marks a 66.6% decrease from the previous month's rate of 4.0 per 1,000. This decline places the area significantly below the UK average, with a monthly exposure of one reported crime for every 759 residents. Daily crime context reveals an average of 0 crimes per day in September, a figure that, while locally specific, underscores the area's low crime profile compared to national trends. When scaled to the population of 5,312, the monthly statistic translates to a 1-in-759 chance of a resident being directly affected by a reported crime. This contrasts sharply with the UK average, where the equivalent figure would be much lower, reflecting broader national patterns. The combination of seasonal factors—such as the transition into autumn and back-to-school routines—may have contributed to the stability in crime levels, though the absence of daily fluctuations suggests a consistent low-level environment. The population-scaled perspective further highlights Rainford's position as an outlier in the UK's crime profile, where even minor incidents are rare in this built-up area.