Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 4EA
How much crime is recorded in WA9 4EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bold & Clock Face
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,260 (2024)
WA9 4EASt Helens
How safe is WA9 4EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 80.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 4EA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
80.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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 4EANational
Violence and sexual offences69.123.6
Criminal damage and arson17.14.7
Drugs15.42.4
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Public order11.64.6
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Burglary8.69.1
Other crime5.61.5
Other theft3.04.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.