Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 9LF
How much crime is recorded in WA11 9LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackbrook
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
WA11 9LFSt Helens
How safe is WA11 9LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 9LF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9LFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other theft0.84.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.