Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 26th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Eccleston , and the 123rd 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 5NU) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowsley Road (WA10 5NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bonnington Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Meadow (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowsley Road area

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

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