Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lorton Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 280th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lorton Avenue (WA11 7AD) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Moss Bank average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lorton Avenue (WA11 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarn Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mardale Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lorton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Grasmere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tarn Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windermere Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Lorton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tarn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ullswater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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