Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 8DS
How much crime is recorded in WA11 8DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainford
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,362 (2024)
WA11 8DSSt Helens
How safe is WA11 8DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 8DS 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
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 8DSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Drugs2.32.4
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.04.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 62% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.