Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 8BE
How much crime is recorded in WA11 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainford
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,202 (2024)
WA11 8BESt Helens
How safe is WA11 8BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 8BE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Other crime3.81.5
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.