Total Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Buckingham Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 251st highest crime rate of 602 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 Buckingham Drive (WA11 9HP) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Drive (WA11 9HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Folds Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A571 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A571 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folds Lane 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 Folds Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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