Postcode · St Helens
Crime in WA9 5RT
How much crime is recorded in WA9 5RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thatto Heath
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,289 (2024)
WA9 5RTSt Helens
How safe is WA9 5RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA9 5RT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 5RTNational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Shoplifting12.48.4
Drugs7.72.4
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime2.41.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.