Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 5BL
How much crime is recorded in WA9 5BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nutgrove & Lea Green
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,850 (2024)
WA9 5BLSt Helens
How safe is WA9 5BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 5BL area, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5BLNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Drugs2.62.4
Burglary2.39.1
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.34.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.