Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 1RT
How much crime is recorded in WA9 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broad Oak
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,736 (2024)
WA9 1RTSt Helens
How safe is WA9 1RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 1RT area, 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
57.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).
WA9 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences43.523.6
Burglary15.59.1
Other theft12.84.5
Public order12.34.6
Drugs9.22.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Other crime3.01.5
Robbery0.91.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.