Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 0BP
How much crime is recorded in WA11 0BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Haydock West
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,202 (2024)
WA11 0BPSt Helens
How safe is WA11 0BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 0BP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA11 0BPNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Other crime3.91.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.69.1
Drugs2.52.4
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other theft0.84.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% 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.