Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalston Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 140th highest crime rate of 602 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 Dalston Drive (WA11 7BE) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% higher than the Moss Bank average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalston Drive (WA11 7BE), the main crime hotspot is near Lingmell Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughrigg Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughrigg Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Millbeck Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ambleside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingmell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lingmell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lingmell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosedale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Birchley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birchley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birchley View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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