Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA11 9RT
How much crime is recorded in WA11 9RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Garswood
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,371 (2024)
WA11 9RTSt Helens
How safe is WA11 9RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA11 9RT 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 9RTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary3.29.1
Drugs3.02.4
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.