Total Crime Rate
132.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Haresfinch Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Haresfinch Road (WA11 9NY) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 21 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 Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haresfinch Road (WA11 9NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gareth Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haresfinch Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Moss Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gareth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haresfinch Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haresfinch Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Campion Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | A571 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haresfinch Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gareth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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