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