Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 5HZ
How much crime is recorded in WA9 5HZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thatto Heath
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
How safe is WA9 5HZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 5HZ area, broadly in line with 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
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA9 5HZNational
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order5.74.6
Drugs4.92.4
Burglary3.99.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.