What is the crime rate in st. helens?

As of March 2026, st. helens has an annual crime rate of 89.78 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,656 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does st. helens rank nationally for crime?

st. helens ranks #87 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in st. helens?

The most common crime type in st. helens is Violence & Sexual Offences with 612 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 37.0% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Merseyside Police Police

st. helens Crime Intelligence Report

st. helens recorded 1,656 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 9.04 per 1,000 residents. This places st. helens at #87 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 35.1% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.5% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,656

trending_up +35.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

89.78per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#201of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Merseyside

#4rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11 Drugs: 10 Other theft: 4	11
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 23	23
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 19 Other crime: 2	19
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 10 Other theft: 8	10
On or near Police Station Map	Shoplifting: 8 Public order: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 3	8
On or near Petrol Station Map	Anti-social behaviour: 12	12
On or near Nightclub Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6 Public order: 4 Theft from the person: 1	6
On or near Petrol Station Map	Drugs: 9 Other crime: 2	9
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 9	9
On or near Emmett Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,656 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

612

37.0%

Drug Offences

221

13.3%

Public Order

164

9.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

142

8.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

141

8.5%

Shoplifting

116

7.0%

Other Theft

5.3%

Other Crime

3.6%

Vehicle Crime

2.8%

Burglary

1.8%

Weapons Possession

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.6%

Robbery

0.5%

Theft from Person

0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

4,811

Total Stops

10.0%

Arrest Rate

139

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

3,562

Offensive weapons

614

Stolen goods

203

Article for use in theft

139

Articles for use in criminal damage

110

Evidence of offences under the Act

102

Firearms

Fireworks

Outcome

A no further action disposal3,704

Arrest480

Community resolution398

Summons / charged by post206

Caution (simple or conditional)20

Khat or Cannabis warning3

Gender

Male3,894

Female638

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

91.6%

White

3.3%

Black

2.7%

Other

2.4%

Asian

Stop & search data published by Merseyside Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

18 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	St Helens Town Centre	307	227.4
2	Parr	218	145.7
3	Peasley Cross & Fingerpost	129	135.7
4	West Park	100	93.2
5	Newton-le-Willows West	103	85.6

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Sutton North West	32	2.8
shield	Billinge & Seneley Green	38	3.6
shield	Windle	64	4.1
shield	Rainford	27	3.4
shield	Eccleston	50	4.8

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +35.1%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +3.5%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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