Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA10 9BL
How much crime is recorded in WA10 9BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Centre West
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
WA10 9BLSt Helens
How safe is WA10 9BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 87.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA10 9BL 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
87.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
262
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 9BLNational
Violence and sexual offences73.523.6
Shoplifting49.08.4
Anti-social behaviour41.710.7
Public order30.64.6
Burglary27.99.1
Criminal damage and arson16.74.7
Drugs16.12.4
Other theft13.54.5
Other crime4.41.5
Robbery3.01.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.