Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 5PS
How much crime is recorded in WA9 5PS, 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)
WA9 5PSSt Helens
How safe is WA9 5PS
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 5PS 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA9 5PSNational
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.