Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA10 4AF
How much crime is recorded in WA10 4AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Park
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,124 (2024)
WA10 4AFSt Helens
How safe is WA10 4AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA10 4AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4AFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Other theft4.64.5
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Burglary4.09.1
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.