Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 2PL
How much crime is recorded in WA9 2PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Derbyshire Hill
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
WA9 2PLSt Helens
How safe is WA9 2PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 2PL 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
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 2PLNational
Violence and sexual offences54.323.6
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Drugs10.52.4
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Public order9.54.6
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% 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.