Postcode district · Newton-le-Willows
Crime in WA12
How much crime is recorded in WA12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 33,942 (2024)
WA12Postcode district · Newton-le-Willows
How safe is WA12
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WA12, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
WA12National
Violence and sexual offences24.323.6
Shoplifting8.38.4
Public order5.34.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.