Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St Helens Town Centre
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.25 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.25 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in St Helens Town Centre
Crime trends · St Helens Town Centre
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
61
YoY -19%
ASB
27
YoY -23%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY +500%
Burglary
3
YoY -57%
Criminal damage
13
YoY stable
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
36
YoY +16%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · vehicle crime rising
209
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in St Helens Town Centre
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,624
White Brit.87.8%
Other White5.1%
Other Asian1.4%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Total residents: 9,634
Christian54.5%
No religion37.0%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,638
50–6420.5%
35–4920.0%
25–3416.9%
65–748.6%
20–247.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Total households: 4,928
Other34.2%
Any member 66+13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.0%
