Postcode · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12 9UP
How much crime is recorded in WA12 9UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newton-le-Willows
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
WA12 9UPNewton-le-Willows
How safe is WA12 9UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WA12 9UP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 9UPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Shoplifting5.68.4
Public order5.24.6
Burglary4.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.71.5
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.