Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 3BH
How much crime is recorded in WA9 3BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Centre East & Fingerpost
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,298 (2024)
WA9 3BHSt Helens
How safe is WA9 3BH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 3BH area, above 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
35.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA9 3BHNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Shoplifting11.08.4
Public order9.04.6
Drugs7.12.4
Other theft5.74.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Burglary3.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.