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Crime in WA10 2

How much crime is recorded in WA10 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Population
11,985 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA10 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA10 2, 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
61.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WA10 2National
Violence and sexual offences52.423.6
Public order11.94.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Drugs10.22.4
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Burglary8.29.1
Shoplifting6.78.4
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime4.41.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% 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.

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