Total Crime Rate

60.8 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 60.8 6/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Woodlands Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 301st lowest 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 Woodlands Road (WA11 9AG) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Moss Bank average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (WA11 9AG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hawes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Leach Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hawes Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Hawes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawes Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawes Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Leach Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Leach Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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