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St. Helens

EnglandNorth WestSt. Helens
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
183,261
Households
80,966
Crimes · May '26
1,133 · 6.2 per 1k
80,966
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 62%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,133 · 6.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£202,545
Median property price
4,853
Postcodes
80,966
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 62%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,133 · 6.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£202,545
Median property price
4,853
Postcodes

Overview of St. Helens

Coordinates53.4532, -2.7200
Postcodes
4,853
Population (Census)
183,261
Households (Census)
80,966
Recorded crime · May '26
1,133 · 6.2 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St. Helens

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.82 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in St. Helens

Property sales · St. Helens
HM Land Registry · St. Helens
Average price
£196,298
YoY: -2.4%
Median price: £200,811
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 49 sales · avg £182,498
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£227k£204k£181k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in St. Helens

Crime trends · St. Helens
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
567488409
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
482
YoY stable
ASB
16912479
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
99
YoY -14%
Vehicle Crime
594123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
39
YoY -26%
Burglary
452913
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
23
YoY -36%
Criminal damage
1289970
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
86
YoY stable
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
453117
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
40
YoY +67%

3 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply

1,133
incidents · May '26

Demographics in St. Helens

Ethnicity

Total residents: 183,217
White Brit.93.6%
Other White2.3%
+ other · 4.1%

Religion

Total residents: 183,275
Christian62.3%
No religion31.2%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 183,261
50–6420.9%
35–4918.7%
25–3413.0%
65–7411.2%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%

Households

Total households: 80,966
Other17.7%
Any member 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
All members 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 36.7%