Crime Rate in St Helens Town Centre, ward

St Helens Town Centre has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in St. Helens district and the 87th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 8th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Helens Town Centre in the last 12 months was 335.1 per 1,000 residents and was 243.1% higher than the St. Helens district average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Helens Town Centre’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,084 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 27 cases , up 8.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,543 (≈ 159.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Helens Town Centre ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.