Postcode · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12 9LQ
How much crime is recorded in WA12 9LQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlestown South
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,815 (2024)
How safe is WA12 9LQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA12 9LQ 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 9LQNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft4.14.5
Public order4.14.6
Burglary2.59.1
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.