Postcode district · St Helens
Crime in WA10
How much crime is recorded in WA10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 53,604 (2024)
WA10Postcode district · St Helens
How safe is WA10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA10, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
WA10National
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Shoplifting11.28.4
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Public order9.04.6
Burglary7.69.1
Drugs7.12.4
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.61.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.