Broad Oak
Middle areaCentral St. Helens. 6,562 people in 2.0 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Broad Oak, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Broad Oak
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broad Oak at a rate of 112.3 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 | 321 |
| Other crime | 130 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Drug offences | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Broad Oak compares
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Is Broad Oak safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Broad Oak at a rate of 112.3 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, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Broad Oak.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (321), other crime (130) and criminal damage and arson (76).
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 Broad Oak alone. See St. Helens
Broad Oak in brief
The median price paid for a home in Broad Oak was £128,750 in 2025.
Broad Oak had 6,429 usual residents at the census.
In Broad Oak, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Broad Oak, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.