Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 2EQ
How much crime is recorded in WA9 2EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broad Oak
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
WA9 2EQSt Helens
How safe is WA9 2EQ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 2EQ area, 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 2EQNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.