Postcode · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12 8BL
How much crime is recorded in WA12 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton-le-Willows
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
WA12 8BLNewton-le-Willows
How safe is WA12 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA12 8BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WA12 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.78.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.