Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 4TP
How much crime is recorded in WA9 4TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Leach
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,439 (2024)
WA9 4TPSt Helens
How safe is WA9 4TP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 4TP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 4TPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Shoplifting7.48.4
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.