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Crime in WA9 1

How much crime is recorded in WA9 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Population
15,565 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA9 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA9 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
59.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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).

WA9 1National
Violence and sexual offences49.623.6
Shoplifting19.08.4
Burglary12.69.1
Public order12.64.6
Drugs11.32.4
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Criminal damage and arson10.44.7
Other theft7.14.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Other crime3.41.5
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 29% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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