Rainhill South
Middle areaSouth west St. Helens. 5,595 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 29% of people in Rainhill South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rainhill South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainhill South at a rate of 48.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.3 per 1,000 people across St. Helens.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 130 |
| Other crime | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rainhill South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rainhill South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rainhill South at a rate of 48.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.3 per 1,000 people across St. Helens.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rainhill South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (130), other crime (57) and anti-social behaviour (26).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of St. Helens
These figures are published for the whole of St. Helens, not for each middle area, so they describe all of St. Helens and not Rainhill South alone. See St. Helens
Rainhill South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rainhill South was £250,000 in 2025.
Rainhill South had 5,576 usual residents at the census.
About 29% of people in Rainhill South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rainhill South, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.