Crime Rate in Newton-le-Willows West, ward

Newton-le-Willows West has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 wards in St. Helens district and the 2157th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 192nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newton-le-Willows West in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the St. Helens district average (97.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newton-le-Willows West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 487 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 642 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newton-le-Willows West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Police Station, with 59 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bus/Coach Station (40 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.