Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA10 2EE
How much crime is recorded in WA10 2EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Centre West
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
WA10 2EESt Helens
How safe is WA10 2EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 98.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA10 2EE area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
98.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
202
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 2EENational
Violence and sexual offences84.423.6
Public order21.24.6
Drugs19.02.4
Shoplifting17.28.4
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Burglary11.89.1
Criminal damage and arson11.04.7
Other theft8.94.5
Other crime6.41.5
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Robbery2.41.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Theft from the person1.62.1
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.