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Crime in WA12 8

How much crime is recorded in WA12 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Population
12,289 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA12 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA12 8, broadly in line with 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
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WA12 8National
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Burglary6.29.1
Public order5.54.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Drugs2.92.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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