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 highest crime rate of 602 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 1769.4 per 1,000 residents and was 434.7% higher than the St Helens Town Centre average (330.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 264 (≈ 707.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Street (WA10 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 152 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.