Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 9BB
How much crime is recorded in WA11 9BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackbrook
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,464 (2024)
WA11 9BBSt Helens
How safe is WA11 9BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 9BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 9BBNational
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Shoplifting7.08.4
Public order5.94.6
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs5.32.4
Other crime4.51.5
Burglary3.39.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.