Total Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knowsley Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knowsley Road (WA10 4PT) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Eccleston average (40.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knowsley Road (WA10 4PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elliot Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridgeman Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eccleston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridgeman Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sidney Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridgeman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silkstone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silkstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silkstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silkstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silkstone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Douglas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stevenson Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stevenson Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridgeman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidney Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sidney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Liberty Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Feathers | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Liberty Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caraway Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bronte Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmont Street | — |
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