Crime Rate in Newton-le-Willows East, ward

Newton-le-Willows East has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 wards in St. Helens district and the 2482nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 211th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newton-le-Willows East in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the St. Helens district average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newton-le-Willows East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 514 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 617 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newton-le-Willows East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Findlay Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.