Total Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moss Brow area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Rainford , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Brow (WA11 8EA) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Rainford average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moss Brow (WA11 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5203, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parklands (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rainford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parklands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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