Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA10 1LY
How much crime is recorded in WA10 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Centre East & Fingerpost
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,481 (2024)
WA10 1LYSt Helens
How safe is WA10 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA10 1LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
WA10 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Drugs5.72.4
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Burglary1.09.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.