Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 0DF
How much crime is recorded in WA11 0DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackbrook
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,187 (2024)
WA11 0DFSt Helens
How safe is WA11 0DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 0DF area, well 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
55.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 0DFNational
Violence and sexual offences49.823.6
Burglary9.89.1
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Public order3.44.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.