Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 4EB
How much crime is recorded in WA9 4EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bold & Clock Face
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
WA9 4EBSt Helens
How safe is WA9 4EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 4EB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 4EBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.