Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA10 5JS
How much crime is recorded in WA10 5JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eccleston
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,400 (2024)
WA10 5JSSt Helens
How safe is WA10 5JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA10 5JS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Public order0.64.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.