Postcode district · St Helens
Crime in WA9
How much crime is recorded in WA9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 61,793 (2024)
WA9Postcode district · St Helens
How safe is WA9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA9, 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
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
WA9National
Violence and sexual offences35.023.6
Shoplifting8.98.4
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Public order7.54.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Drugs7.22.4
Burglary7.19.1
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.