Postcode · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12 8SU
How much crime is recorded in WA12 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton-le-Willows
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,667 (2024)
How safe is WA12 8SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA12 8SU area, broadly in line with 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 8SUNational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Burglary6.69.1
Public order4.34.6
Shoplifting4.28.4
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.24.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.