Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 4SJ
How much crime is recorded in WA9 4SJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bold & Clock Face
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,787 (2024)
WA9 4SJSt Helens
How safe is WA9 4SJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 4SJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 4SJNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.