Total Crime Rate
122.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heatherleigh area has the 28th highest crime rate of 116 local areas in Bold & Lea Green , and the 135th 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 Heatherleigh (WA9 5ST) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Bold & Lea Green average (128.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heatherleigh (WA9 5ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5413, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emily Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thatto Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Newmarket Gardens | Under investigation |
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