Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
  • 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

Moss Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Parr , and the 158th 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 Moss Lane (WA9 3SB) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Parr average (118.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Lane (WA9 3SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Madison Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlow Grove (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moss Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firthland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Moss Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Green Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookland Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firthland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firthland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moss Green Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookway Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Madison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Madison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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