Total Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Buckingham Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 207th 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 Buckingham Drive (WA11 9HP) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 750.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 566.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Drive (WA11 9HP), the main crime hotspot is near Folds Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Leach Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime A571 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Folds Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Grasmere Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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