Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mosedale Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mosedale Avenue (WA11 7AU) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mosedale Avenue (WA11 7AU), the main crime hotspot is near Lingmell Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mosedale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Birchley View Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Ghyll Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Greenburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingmell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ghyll Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ghyll Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crag Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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