Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 3TG
How much crime is recorded in WA9 3TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Leach
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,402 (2024)
WA9 3TGSt Helens
How safe is WA9 3TG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 3TG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 3TGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Shoplifting4.78.4
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery1.21.4
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.