Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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
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

Eskdale Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 270th highest crime rate of 606 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 Eskdale Avenue (WA11 7EP) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskdale Avenue (WA11 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarn Grove, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Folds Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eskdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tarn Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tarn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ullswater Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Clover Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Clover Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lorton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Windermere Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarn Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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