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Crime in WA12 9

How much crime is recorded in WA12 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Population
21,279 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA12 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA12 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Shoplifting10.48.4
Public order5.74.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% 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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