Total Crime Rate

384.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 384.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.1 10/10
  • Public order 38.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knowsley Road area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 20th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knowsley Road (WA10 4QF) in the last 12 months was 384.6 per 1,000 residents and was 854.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 221.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowsley Road (WA10 4QF), the main crime hotspot is near Bonnington Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowdon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gibbons Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gibbons Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Peet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Hey Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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