Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 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 96.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Eskdale Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 195th 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 Eskdale Avenue (WA11 7EN) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Avenue (WA11 7EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Drive, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowness Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eskdale Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Kendal Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folds Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kendal Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendal Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grizedale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ambleside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folds Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Leach Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Leach Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonyhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grasmere Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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