Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 4PY
How much crime is recorded in WA9 4PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bold & Clock Face
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,019 (2024)
WA9 4PYSt Helens
How safe is WA9 4PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 4PY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 4PYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order2.54.6
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other theft0.34.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.