Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 4SA
How much crime is recorded in WA9 4SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bold & Clock Face
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,276 (2024)
WA9 4SASt Helens
How safe is WA9 4SA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 4SA area, well above 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
58.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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 4SANational
Violence and sexual offences44.823.6
Drugs11.32.4
Burglary7.89.1
Public order7.54.6
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft5.24.5
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.