Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mossdale Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mossdale Drive (L35 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Rainhill average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mossdale Drive (L35 4NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bishopdale Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mossdale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coverdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garsdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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