Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 4BF
How much crime is recorded in WA9 4BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bold & Clock Face
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,900 (2024)
WA9 4BFSt Helens
How safe is WA9 4BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 4BF 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 4BFNational
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Burglary3.69.1
Drugs2.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other theft0.74.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.