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Crime in WA9 5JJ

How much crime is recorded in WA9 5JJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Nutgrove & Lea Green
Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,563 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WA9 5JJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 5JJ 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5JJNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Burglary1.29.1
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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