Total Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Selkirk Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Eccleston , and the 191st 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 Selkirk Drive (WA10 5PD) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selkirk Drive (WA10 5PD), the main crime hotspot is near Gunning Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crockett'S Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5201 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watery Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gunning Close | Under investigation |
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