Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 3BB
How much crime is recorded in WA9 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thatto Heath
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,962 (2024)
WA9 3BBSt Helens
How safe is WA9 3BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 3BB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
152
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 3BBNational
Shoplifting46.18.4
Violence and sexual offences40.523.6
Burglary17.39.1
Drugs11.92.4
Public order11.44.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime4.11.5
Theft from the person2.52.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.