Crime Rates at Islands Brow, St. Helens, WA11 9PG

Islands Brow area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Moss Bank , and the 207th 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 Islands Brow (WA11 9PG) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Islands Brow (WA11 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haresfinch Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.