Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 3XT
How much crime is recorded in WA9 3XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Leach
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,994 (2024)
WA9 3XTSt Helens
How safe is WA9 3XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 3XT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3XTNational
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft4.74.5
Public order4.74.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Drugs4.22.4
Burglary2.69.1
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.