Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA10 5PG
How much crime is recorded in WA10 5PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Eccleston
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,263 (2024)
WA10 5PGSt Helens
How safe is WA10 5PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA10 5PG 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
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 5PGNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime1.31.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Other theft0.94.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Burglary0.89.1
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.64.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.