Postcode · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12 8ED
How much crime is recorded in WA12 8ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlestown South
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,454 (2024)
WA12 8EDNewton-le-Willows
How safe is WA12 8ED
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA12 8ED area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 8EDNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.14.5
Burglary1.99.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.