Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 3RT
How much crime is recorded in WA9 3RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Derbyshire Hill
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,216 (2024)
WA9 3RTSt Helens
How safe is WA9 3RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 3RT 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
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 3RTNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Drugs7.82.4
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.