Postcode · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12 8HT
How much crime is recorded in WA12 8HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton-le-Willows
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
WA12 8HTNewton-le-Willows
How safe is WA12 8HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA12 8HT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 8HTNational
Violence and sexual offences35.923.6
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other crime3.21.5
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs2.22.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.