Postcode · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12 0AU
How much crime is recorded in WA12 0AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlestown North
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,803 (2024)
How safe is WA12 0AU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA12 0AU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WA12 0AUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary2.99.1
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.