Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 3EE
How much crime is recorded in WA9 3EE, 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 3EESt Helens
How safe is WA9 3EE
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 3EE 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA9 3EENational
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.