Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 8PH
How much crime is recorded in WA11 8PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainford
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,235 (2024)
WA11 8PHSt Helens
How safe is WA11 8PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 8PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 8PHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Public order1.34.6
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Burglary0.19.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.