Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 4DN
How much crime is recorded in WA9 4DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bold & Clock Face
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,405 (2024)
WA9 4DNSt Helens
How safe is WA9 4DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 4DN area, above 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
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 4DNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Shoplifting17.18.4
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.34.6
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft1.24.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.