Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 9QS
How much crime is recorded in WA11 9QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackbrook
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,285 (2024)
WA11 9QSSt Helens
How safe is WA11 9QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 9QS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 9QSNational
Violence and sexual offences49.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Public order6.64.6
Other theft5.54.5
Burglary4.19.1
Other crime3.91.5
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.