Crime Rates at Bowness Avenue, St Helens, WA11 7EH

Bowness Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 17th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowness Avenue (WA11 7EH) in the last 12 months was 430.8 per 1,000 residents and was 512.0% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 211.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowness Avenue (WA11 7EH), the main crime hotspot is near Esthwaite Avenue. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.