Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 7BB
How much crime is recorded in WA11 7BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moss Bank
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,551 (2024)
WA11 7BBSt Helens
How safe is WA11 7BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 7BB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA11 7BBNational
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order4.04.6
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.