Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 9ES
How much crime is recorded in WA11 9ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moss Bank
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,247 (2024)
WA11 9ESSt Helens
How safe is WA11 9ES
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 9ES 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
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 9ESNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 69% 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.