Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 0BB
How much crime is recorded in WA11 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackbrook
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,446 (2024)
WA11 0BBSt Helens
How safe is WA11 0BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 0BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
WA11 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Public order6.84.6
Burglary5.49.1
Shoplifting5.38.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Drugs4.72.4
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.