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Mosscroft & Bakers Green

Middle area

Central Knowsley. 5,917 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in Mosscroft & Bakers Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£161,000
Joint 694th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,848
Joint 2,561st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Mosscroft & Bakers Green

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mosscroft & Bakers Green at a rate of 69.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across Knowsley.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences214
Other crime69
Drug offences61
Criminal damage and arson29
Anti-social behaviour21
Vehicle crime7
Burglary5
Robbery4
Shoplifting0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Mosscroft & Bakers Green compares

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Median sale price20 middle areas, Knowsley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Knowsley20 areas from £138,000 to £307,995. The middle area is £187,500. Mosscroft & Bakers Green is £161,000.
£161,0008th cheapest
Population20 middle areas, Knowsley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Knowsley20 areas from 5,402 to 10,527. The middle area is 7,486. Mosscroft & Bakers Green is 5,848.
5,8483rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, Knowsley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Knowsley20 areas from 0.0% to 93.0%. The middle area is 10.5%. Mosscroft & Bakers Green is 93.0%.
93%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, Knowsley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Knowsley20 areas from 91.3% to 99.7%. The middle area is 98.1%. Mosscroft & Bakers Green is 98.8%.
98.8%joint 5th highest

Is Mosscroft & Bakers Green safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mosscroft & Bakers Green at a rate of 69.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 91.5 per 1,000 people across Knowsley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mosscroft & Bakers Green.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (214), other crime (69) and drug offences (61).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Knowsley

These figures are published for the whole of Knowsley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Knowsley and not Mosscroft & Bakers Green alone. See Knowsley

Average house price
£188,527
Up 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,543
143rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
Joint 43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.2
13th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mosscroft & Bakers Green in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mosscroft & Bakers Green was £161,000 in 2025.

Mosscroft & Bakers Green had 5,848 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in Mosscroft & Bakers Green live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mosscroft & Bakers Green, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.