Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 7EA
How much crime is recorded in WA11 7EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moss Bank
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,712 (2024)
WA11 7EASt Helens
How safe is WA11 7EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 7EA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
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 7EANational
Violence and sexual offences52.923.6
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Public order16.44.6
Drugs10.52.4
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Other theft6.04.5
Burglary5.79.1
Other crime4.01.5
Shoplifting3.88.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.