Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 5QA
How much crime is recorded in WA9 5QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thatto Heath
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
WA9 5QASt Helens
How safe is WA9 5QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 5QA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 5QANational
Violence and sexual offences40.623.6
Public order14.44.6
Burglary11.09.1
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Drugs9.92.4
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Other theft7.14.5
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.