Total Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bobbies Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bobbies Lane (WA10 5BG) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Eccleston average (39.3 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 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bobbies Lane (WA10 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Gillars Green Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eccleston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gillars Green Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillars Green Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook House Grove | Under investigation |
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