Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 8RT
How much crime is recorded in WA11 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainford
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,327 (2024)
WA11 8RTSt Helens
How safe is WA11 8RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 8RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences6.123.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order0.84.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.