Postcode · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12 9PH
How much crime is recorded in WA12 9PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlestown South
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
WA12 9PHNewton-le-Willows
How safe is WA12 9PH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA12 9PH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
178
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 9PHNational
Shoplifting58.58.4
Violence and sexual offences42.423.6
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Public order17.64.6
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Drugs8.22.4
Other theft7.84.5
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime2.71.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.