Crime Rates at Westfield Street, St. Helens, WA10 1QA

Westfield Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Street (WA10 1QA) in the last 12 months was 1584.5 per 1,000 residents and was 372.9% higher than the St Helens Town Centre average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 237 (≈ 635.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Street (WA10 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 141 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.