Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Princes Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 261st highest crime rate of 602 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 Princes Way (WA11 7DA) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Way (WA11 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windermere Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Africander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Windermere Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Africander Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway

Data Sources

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